# Valspar Dark Chocolate

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-dark-chocolate](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-dark-chocolate)

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Valspar
- **Color name:** Dark Chocolate
- **Color code:** M257
- **HEX:** #493d34
- **RGB:** 73, 61, 52
- **LRV:** 5.02%
- **Brightness:** Dark
- **Color families:** Red
- **Temperature:** warm
- **Undertones:** red

## Color codes
- **HSV:** Hue: 26° Saturation: 28.77% Value: 28.63%
- **HSL:** hsl(26, 17, 25)
- **CMYK:** Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 16.44 Yellow: 28.77 Key: 71.37
- **YIQ:** Y: 63.562 I: 10.043 Q: -0.262
- **XYZ:** X: 5.036 Y: 5.002 Z: 3.948
- **CIE Lab:** L:26.741 a:3.572 b:7.494
- **CIE Luv:** L:26.741 u:7.417 v:7.463
- **Decimal:** 4799796
- **Hunter Lab:** 22.365, 1.055, 5.189

## Equivalent and related colors
- [Valspar Deep Earth](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-deep-earth)
- [Valspar Burnt Tile](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-burnt-tile)
- [Sherwin Williams Dark Clove](https://plan-home.com/color/dark-clove-sw-9183)
- [Valspar Gondola](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-gondola)
- [Valspar Rootstock](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-rootstock)
- [Dulux Rich Praline 1](https://plan-home.com/color/rich-praline-1)
- [Sherwin Williams Cracked Pepper](https://plan-home.com/color/cracked-pepper-sw-9580)
- [Benjamin Moore Appalachian Brown](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-appalachian-brown-2115-10)
- [Benjamin Moore Bittersweet Chocolate](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-bittersweet-chocolate-2114-10)
- [Benjamin Moore Brownstone](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-brownstone-csp-240)
- [Dulux Dipped Chocolate](https://plan-home.com/color/dipped-chocolate)
- [Little Greene Elysian Ground](https://plan-home.com/color/little-greene-elysian-ground-320)
- [Dulux Intense Chestnut](https://plan-home.com/color/intense-chestnut)
- [Valspar Swiss Chocolate](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-swiss-chocolate)
- [Benjamin Moore Mink](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-mink-2112-10)
- [Benjamin Moore Night Horizon](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-night-horizon-2134-10)
- [Benjamin Moore Night Shade](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-night-shade-2116-10)
- [Sherwin Williams Clove](https://plan-home.com/color/clove-sw-9605)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Valspar Gateway Arch](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-gateway-arch)
- [Valspar Groundbreaking](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-groundbreaking)
- [Valspar Summer Sparrow](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-summer-sparrow)
- [Valspar Safari Beige](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-safari-beige)
- [Valspar Burnt Tile](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-burnt-tile)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Valspar Deep Earth](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-deep-earth)
- [Valspar Gondola](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-gondola)
- [Valspar Rootstock](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-rootstock)

## Complementary colors
- [Valspar Moroccan Moderne](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-moroccan-moderne)
- [Valspar Highlights](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-highlights)
- [Valspar Plot Twist](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-plot-twist)
- [Valspar Elliott Bay](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-elliott-bay)
- [Valspar Stormy Skies](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-stormy-skies)
- [Valspar Milky Way](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-milky-way)
- [Valspar Lark Wing](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-lark-wing)

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.