Chocolate Cream Pie
M143 · #A28C78 · LRV 27.7 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
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What Color Is Chocolate Cream Pie, Really?
Chocolate Cream Pie reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Valspar M143 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Chocolate Cream Pie
Chocolate Cream Pie is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
How Lighting Changes Chocolate Cream Pie
Chocolate Cream Pie sits in the mid-range at LRV 27.7, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Chocolate Cream Pie are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Valspar M143 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Sandy RidgeSW 7535 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 28 | Color page → |
| Behr | Cottage WalkECC-17-1 · Behr | 2.7 | 28 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Cabot Trail998 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 28 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Roasted ChestnutPPG15-30 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 28 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Roasted ChestnutPPG15-30 · Glidden | 2.2 | 27 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Truffle OilHGSW 2504 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 28 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Chocolate Cream Pie within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A28C78 in HSL space. Pair Chocolate Cream Pie with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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