Dark Toast (Valspar 3001-9B)
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Dark Toast (Valspar 3001-9B) is a deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 21, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dark Toast
Four Valspar colors picked for Dark Toast 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 Dark Toast, 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 | Llama Wool | SW 9089 | 20 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Spanish Brown | 1028 | 20.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | True Walnut | BXC-73 | 21.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Moment | 1077-5 | 23 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Dark Toast (LRV 21) by LRV.
Lighter than Dark Toast
Darker than Dark Toast
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3001-9B |
| Hex | #947964 |
| RGB | 148, 121, 100 |
| HSL | 26°, 19%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.8, 7.3, 15.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dark Toast (Valspar 3001-9B), published as #947964
#857063
#A38263
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dark Toast (Valspar 3001-9B)?
- Dark Toast has an LRV of 21. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dark Toast is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dark Toast in another brand?
- Llama Wool (SW 9089) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dark Toast warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Dark Toast as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.5; 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.