Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Chocolate Bonbon |
| SKU | V082-6 |
| Hex | #6C442D |
| RGB | 108, 68, 45 |
| HSL | 22°, 41%, 30% |
| LRV | 7.6 |
| Undertone | warm red-orange tone |
| Family | Brown |
About Valspar Chocolate Bonbon
At LRV 7.6, Chocolate Bonbon 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 orange 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 Bonbon 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.
Closest matches by brand
9 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all brown from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Hirshfield's
Kompozit
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Chocolate Bonbon within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #6C442D in HSL space. Pair Chocolate Bonbon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Valspar Chocolate Bonbon Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Chocolate Bonbon from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Valspar V082-6 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Chocolate Bonbon
Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Chocolate Bonbon. The nearest is Sturdy Brown (SW 6097) at ΔE 3.71 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 8 vs 7.6). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Sturdy Brown swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Chocolate Bonbon
Behr has no exact twin of Chocolate Bonbon. The nearest is Florence Brown (230F-7) at ΔE 3.69 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 8 vs 7.6). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Florence Brown swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Chocolate Bonbon
PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Chocolate Bonbon. The nearest is Bird House Brown (PPG1072-7) at ΔE 3.96 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 8 vs 7.6). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Bird House Brown swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Chocolate Bonbon
Glidden has no exact twin of Chocolate Bonbon. The nearest is Bird House Brown (PPG1072-7) at ΔE 3.94 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 8 vs 7.6). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Bird House Brown swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Chocolate Bonbon
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Pinecone Brown (313-7DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.64). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 8 vs 7.6) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Chocolate Bonbon without repainting risk. See the full Pinecone Brown swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Chocolate Bonbon
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Chocolate Bonbon. The nearest is Brown Aptitude (HGSW 3101) at ΔE 3.71 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 8 vs 7.6). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Brown Aptitude swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Chocolate Bonbon
Hirshfield's has no exact twin of Chocolate Bonbon. The nearest is Hideaway (0137) at ΔE 3.89 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 9 vs 7.6). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Hideaway swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Chocolate Bonbon
Kompozit has no exact twin of Chocolate Bonbon. The nearest is Hideaway (0137) at ΔE 3.89 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 7 vs 7.6). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Hideaway swatch →