Color spec
| Brand | Valspar |
| Name | Dark Toast |
| SKU | 3001-9B |
| Hex | #917158 |
| RGB | 145, 113, 88 |
| HSL | 26°, 24%, 46% |
| LRV | 18.5 |
| Undertone | warm red-orange tone |
| Family | Brown |
About Valspar Dark Toast
With an LRV of 18.5, Dark Toast is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Dark Toast works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
Closest matches by brand
13 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
Dunn-Edwards
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Kompozit
Similar Valspar colors
closest in the Valspar deckThe nearest shades to Dark Toast 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 #917158 in HSL space. Pair Dark Toast 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 Dark Toast Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Dark Toast 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 3001-9B directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Dark Toast
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Toasty (SW 6095), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.19). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 19 vs 18.5) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Dark Toast without repainting risk. See the full Toasty swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Dark Toast
Behr's nearest match is Toffee Bar (UL140-21), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.06). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 18 vs 18.5) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Dark Toast without repainting risk. See the full Toffee Bar swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Dark Toast
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Vero Beach Tan (1085), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.18). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 18 vs 18.5) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Dark Toast without repainting risk. See the full Vero Beach Tan swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Dark Toast
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Cocoa Delight (PPG1078-6), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.8). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 18 vs 18.5) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Dark Toast without repainting risk. See the full Cocoa Delight swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Dark Toast
Glidden's nearest match is Cocoa Delight (PPG1078-6), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.87). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 18 vs 18.5) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Dark Toast without repainting risk. See the full Cocoa Delight swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Dark Toast
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Dark Toast is Twiggy Brown (412-6DB) — very close at ΔE 2.34, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 19 vs 18.5) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Twiggy Brown swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Dark Toast
At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Dark Toast is Rustic Stoneware (HGSW 3073) — very close at ΔE 2.34, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 19 vs 18.5) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Rustic Stoneware swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Dark Toast
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Red Cedar (DESS14), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.4). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 19 vs 18.5) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Dark Toast without repainting risk. See the full Red Cedar swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Dark Toast
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Dark Toast is Rare Happening (0242) — very close at ΔE 3.19, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 18 vs 18.5) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Rare Happening swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Dark Toast
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Cavern Sand (0165), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.43). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 18.5) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Dark Toast without repainting risk. See the full Cavern Sand swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Dark Toast
Rodda has no exact twin of Dark Toast. The nearest is Wild Rice (CA058) at ΔE 4.78 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 19 vs 18.5). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Wild Rice swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Dark Toast
C2 Paint's nearest match is Brown Trout (BD39), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.66). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 19 vs 18.5) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Dark Toast without repainting risk. See the full Brown Trout swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Dark Toast
Kompozit's nearest match is Cavern Sand (0165), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.43). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 19 vs 18.5) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Dark Toast without repainting risk. See the full Cavern Sand swatch →