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Chocolate Mousse 1025
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Chocolate Mousse sits at L* 78.7, a* 3.2, b* 10.7. Its hue angle is 73° and its chroma is 11.2, so it leans orange clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 49%.
LRV 54.0: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 54.0, Chocolate Mousse is lighter than 58% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Chocolate Mousse
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungalow Beige | SW 7511 | 1.32 | Very close | |
| Sand Dollar | SW 6099 | 1.36 | Very close | |
| Nantucket Dune | SW 7527 | 1.75 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Chocolate Mousse
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Haze | QE-11 | 0.72 | Practically identical | |
| Avenue Tan | HDC-AC-04 | 0.89 | Practically identical | |
| Pecan Sandie | 700C-3 | 1.16 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Flax | CSP-315 | 1.67 | Very close | |
| Shabby Chic | 1018 | 1.81 | Very close | |
| King Arthur's Court | 1081 | 1.90 | Very close | |
| Sandpiper Beige | CC-368 | 1.90 | Very close | |
| Hampshire Taupe | 990 | 1.97 | Very close | |
| Ashen Tan | 996 | 2.71 | 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.
- Shorewood 1151 · lighter, LRV 56.1
- Moon Shadow 1516 · lighter, LRV 57.0
- Desert Light 1004 · lighter, LRV 57.9
- Batik AF-610 · darker, LRV 50.4
- Stone House 1039 · darker, LRV 49.4
- Stone House CC-120 · darker, LRV 49.4
Colors that go with Chocolate Mousse
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Airway 828 · complementary (180°)
- Sonoma Clay 1242 · analogous (−30°)
- Spanish Olive 1509 · analogous (+30°)
- Thunderbird 675 · triadic (120°)
- Violet Petal 1382 · triadic (240°)
Chocolate Mousse vs popular colors
- Accessible Beige (Sherwin-Williams SW 7036, ΔE 3.4) is lighter (LRV 57.7 vs 54.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Worldly Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7043, ΔE 4.2) is lighter (LRV 57.2 vs 54.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Amazing Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7044, ΔE 4.8) is darker (LRV 46.9 vs 54.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.