Chocolate Turtle (Valspar 3001-9A)
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Chocolate Turtle (Valspar 3001-9A) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chocolate Turtle
Four Valspar colors picked for Chocolate Turtle by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Chocolate Turtle, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Cobble Brown | SW 6082 | 14 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Coconut Grove | 1029 | 13.1 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Melted Chocolate | 250F-7 | 12.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Ripple | 1078-7 | 13 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Chocolate Turtle (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Chocolate Turtle
Darker than Chocolate Turtle
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-9A |
| Hex | #7B6251 |
| RGB | 123, 98, 81 |
| HSL | 24°, 21%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.6, 7.4, 13.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chocolate Turtle (Valspar 3001-9A), published as #7B6251
#6D5950
#8A6B50
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chocolate Turtle (Valspar 3001-9A)?
- Chocolate Turtle has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chocolate Turtle is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chocolate Turtle in another brand?
- Cobble Brown (SW 6082) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Chocolate Turtle warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Chocolate Turtle as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.