Chocolate Sundae
At first glance, Chocolate Sundae belongs to the purple family; in a room, light and context can make it far more elusive. A red undertone may emerge most clearly where the paint meets a cleaner white, stone surface or contrasting textile. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#5B3F36LRV
6.92
Chocolate Sundae in Rooms
Follow Chocolate Sundae from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 1 sourced room photo offers a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 House Photo
Viewed across 1 house image in an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky, Chocolate Sundae (2113-10) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 6.9, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
House exterior in warm Chocolate Sundae tones.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 72 vs 7, Fossil is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 7, Gobi Desert is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 88 vs 7, Opulence is decisively the brighter choice.
Steam reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 7), opening up a space where Chocolate Sundae encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 25 vs 7, Aegean Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 7), opening up a space where Chocolate Sundae encloses it.
At LRV 42 vs 7, Beneath the Clouds is decisively the brighter choice.
Providence Blue reflects far more light (LRV 19 vs 7), opening up a space where Chocolate Sundae encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 7, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (14 vs 7) makes Nocturnal Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Wynwood reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Pine Cone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Raisin the marginally brighter of the two.
Dark Nut Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 7 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A rich fudge brown with a decadent hint of violet.