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BENJAMIN MOORE · 2113-10

Benjamin Moore Chocolate Sundae#5B3F36 · LRV null

Chocolate Sundae reads as a red / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 2113-10 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE CHOCOLATE SUNDAE
RGB 91, 63, 54 LRV null

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Chocolate Sundae
SKU 2113-10
Hex #5B3F36
RGB 91, 63, 54
HSL 15°, 26%, 28%
LRV null
Undertone red / warm
Family Brown

About Benjamin Moore Chocolate Sundae

At LRV null, Chocolate Sundae is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Its red undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Chocolate Sundae earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Hideaway
SKU 0137 · #654637 · LRV 7
ΔE 3.74 (noticeable)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all brown from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.72
All brown at Valspar →
1004-9A
#5B413B
Piano Brown
ΔE 1.72 · LRV 6.3
2011-9
#624035
Soul Chocolate
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 6.5
2009-10
#5E3D2F
Roasted Coffee
ΔE 2.76 · LRV 6
2011-10
#543F36
Cabin Plank
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 5.7
1005-9A
#613B2F
Rich Chocolate
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 5.9

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.8
All brown at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA158
#5E463C
Northern Territory
ΔE 2.8 · LRV 7
DE6014
#5F4947
Dark Chocolate
ΔE 5.13 · LRV 8
DE6042
#5B4A44
Bear in Mind
ΔE 5.57 · LRV 8
DE6399
#574A47
Molasses
ΔE 7.28 · LRV 7
DE6392
#524A46
Mink
ΔE 9.39 · LRV 7

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.83
All brown at Behr →
N160-7
#5E3B33
Brown Velvet
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 6
S190-7
#653F38
Toasted Pecan
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 7
PPU1-02
#583E3F
Divine Wine
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 6
PPU1-2
#583E3F
Divine Wine
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 6
280F-7
#59432F
Breakfast Blend
ΔE 6.92 · LRV 6

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.34
All brown at Magnolia Home →
JG-171
#664840
Mountain Currant
ΔE 3.34 · LRV 8
JG-155
#584445
Moody Fig
ΔE 5.99 · LRV 7
JG-131
#544846
Cut Cedar
ΔE 7.61 · LRV 7
JG-149
#514647
Pecan Grove
ΔE 8.6 · LRV 7
JG-122
#524840
Wooded Acres
ΔE 8.7 · LRV 7

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.88
All brown at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6041
#56433B
Otter
ΔE 3.88 · LRV 6
SW 6055
#5D3831
Fiery Brown
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 5
SW 7580
#573E3E
Carnelian
ΔE 4.72 · LRV 6
SW 6027
#5F3D3F
Cordovan
ΔE 6.12 · LRV 6
SW 7027
#564537
Well‐Bred Brown
ΔE 6.59 · LRV 7

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.16
All brown at Backdrop →
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 4.16 · LRV 7
BD-SB
#7C2F2A
Stage Beauty
ΔE 12 · LRV 5
BD-AH
#3D423E
After Hours
ΔE 17.97 · LRV 6
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 18.8 · LRV 6
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 25.5 · LRV 7

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.19
All brown at PPG / Glidden →
16-24
#574642
Racy Raisin
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 7
13-07
#604344
Enchanting Eggplant
ΔE 5.47 · LRV 7
15-24
#544642
French Toast
ΔE 6.34 · LRV 7
1005-7
#4F443F
Dark Granite
ΔE 7.58 · LRV 6
1048-7
#604046
Gooseberry
ΔE 7.79 · LRV 7

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.07
All brown at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 36
#534644
Mahogany
ΔE 7.07 · LRV 7
NO. 222
#5D3B42
Brinjal
ΔE 8.3 · LRV 6
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 10.32 · LRV 7
NO. 254
#50414C
Pelt
ΔE 11.23 · LRV 6
NO. 294
#494248
Paean Black
ΔE 11.54 · LRV 6

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.87
All brown at Clare →
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 9.87 · LRV 10
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 11.01 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 13.07 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 13.68 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 21.46 · LRV 11

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Chocolate Sundae within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

AF-175
Barista
LRV 8
2111-10
Deep Taupe
LRV 8
CSP-390
Espresso Bark
LRV null
2113-20
Pine Cone Brown
LRV null
2109-10
Classic Brown
LRV null
2114-20
Mississippi Mud
LRV 7

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #5B3F36 in HSL space. Pair Chocolate Sundae with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#5B3F36 + #36525B
TRIADIC
#5B3F36 · #365B3F · #3F365B
ANALOGOUS
#5B3640 · #5B3F36 · #5B5236

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
9.51:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.21:1 fail

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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