Selected color
Dark Chocolate
Valspar · M257
- Hex
- #493D34published
- LRV
- 5.02published
- Status
- Current
Published digital swatch. Manufacturer-published LRV.
Compared with CIEDE2000
Closest matches in other brands
One closest active color per manufacturer
11 closest brand matches loaded.
Dark CloveSherwin-Williams · SW 9183ΔE 1.87near-exactLRV 5.06Nearly the same lightness, more saturated.
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated.
Oxford BrownBenjamin Moore · ES-67ΔE 2.29very closeLRV 5.87The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.
Espresso BeansBehr · PPU5-01ΔE 3.22very closeLRV 6The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Dark GraniteGlidden / PPG · PPG1005-7ΔE 3.27very closeLRV 6.16The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.1 points higher.
This exact code and swatch is sold under Glidden / PPG; it occupies one result slot.
Wooded AcresMagnolia Home · Wooded AcresΔE 3.43very closeLRV 6.61The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.6 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.6 points higher.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 100% sampling confidence.
Ground CoffeeDutch Boy · 406-7DBΔE 3.50very closeLRV 5The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
SealskinHGTV Home · HGSW7675ΔE 3.66closeLRV 6The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Cordovan BrownDunn-Edwards · DESS49ΔE 4.00closeLRV 6The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
ColaFarrow & Ball · No.9918ΔE 4.00closeLRV 5.58The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
Coffee DateClare · Coffee DateΔE 4.89closeLRV 5.01Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 100% sampling confidence.
AFTER HOURSBackdrop · AFTER HOURSΔE 8.46noticeably differentLRV 4.39The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points lower.
The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points lower.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 100% sampling confidence.
This is the closest option, but it is visibly different. Consider a custom mix if accuracy matters.