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Chocolate Pudding 1014
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Chocolate Pudding sits at L* 48.7, a* 10.0, b* 13.1. Its hue angle is 53° and its chroma is 16.5, so it reads as an outright red rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 53%.
LRV 17.8: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 17.8, Chocolate Pudding is lighter than 18% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Chocolate Pudding
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartersawn Oak | SW 2836 | 2.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tanbark | SW 6061 | 2.76 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nuthatch | SW 6088 | 3.03 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Chocolate Pudding
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Truffle | N150-5 | 1.48 | Very close | |
| Chocolate Curl | 220F-6 | 1.84 | Very close | |
| Nut Brown | N190-6 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrel Brown | 1236 | 0.61 | Practically identical | |
| Riverbank | CSP-355 | 1.49 | Very close | |
| Saddle Soap | 2110-30 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Carob | AF-160 | 1.92 | Very close | |
| Maplewood | 1133 | 3.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Coyote Trail | 1224 | 3.98 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Raleigh Sorrel CW-135 · lighter, LRV 20.1
- Antique Copper 1169 · lighter, LRV 20.2
- Davenport Tan HC-76 · lighter, LRV 20.4
- Whitall Brown HC-69 · darker, LRV 16.5
- Fallen Timber 994 · darker, LRV 16.5
- Coyote Trail 1224 · darker, LRV 16.7
Colors that go with Chocolate Pudding
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Azurite CW-670 · complementary (180°)
- Deep Mauve 1265 · analogous (−30°)
- Buckhorn 987 · analogous (+30°)
- Verdigris 685 · triadic (120°)
- French Violet 1427 · triadic (240°)
Chocolate Pudding vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 11.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 12.0) is lighter (LRV 23.6 vs 17.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 12.8) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.