Swiss Chocolate (Valspar 3010-10)
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Swiss Chocolate (Valspar 3010-10) is a very deep, warm brown from Valspar: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Swiss Chocolate
Three Valspar colors picked for Swiss Chocolate by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Swiss Chocolate, 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 | Tea Leaf | SW 9604 | 9 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Stone Brown | 2112-30 | 10.2 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Shadow Wood | ECC-12-3 | 9.1 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cabin Fever | 1021-7 | 9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar brown colors nearest to Swiss Chocolate (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Swiss Chocolate
Darker than Swiss Chocolate
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3010-10 |
| Hex | #5D5249 |
| RGB | 93, 82, 73 |
| HSL | 27°, 12%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.7, 2.9, 6.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Swiss Chocolate (Valspar 3010-10), published as #5D5249
#4F4948
#6C5B49
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Swiss Chocolate (Valspar 3010-10)?
- Swiss Chocolate has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Swiss Chocolate is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Swiss Chocolate in another brand?
- Shadow Wood (Behr ECC-12-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Swiss Chocolate warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Swiss Chocolate as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.9; 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.