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Bittersweet Chocolate 2114-10
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Noticeable red undertone
In CIELAB, Bittersweet Chocolate sits at L* 24.2, a* 4.2, b* 5.7. Its hue angle is 54° and its chroma is 7.1, so it leans red 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 61%.
LRV 5.1: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 5.1, Bittersweet Chocolate is lighter than 0% of Benjamin Moore colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Bittersweet Chocolate
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cracked Pepper | SW 9580 | 1.77 | Very close | |
| Black Bean | SW 6006 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rockweed | SW 2735 | 2.67 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Bittersweet Chocolate
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Molasses | PPU5-20 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Bitter Chocolate | 790B-7 | 4.31 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Manchester Brown | QE-24 | 4.51 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night Shade | 2116-10 | 1.68 | Very close | |
| Appalachian Brown | 2115-10 | 1.89 | Very close | |
| Tarpley Brown | CW-170 | 2.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Bean Soup | 2130-10 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Oxford Brown | ES-67 | 3.71 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tucker Chocolate | CW-175 | 3.82 | 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.
- Tudor Brown HC-185 · lighter, LRV 6.4
- River Rock 2139-10 · lighter, LRV 6.6
- Tucker Chocolate CW-175 · lighter, LRV 7.4
- Onyx 2133-10 · darker, LRV 5.0
- Wenge AF-180 · darker, LRV 4.8
- Bucktrout Brown CW-180 · darker, LRV 4.8
Colors that go with Bittersweet Chocolate
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Regent Green 2136-20 · complementary (180°)
- Wenge AF-180 · analogous (−30°)
- River Rock 2139-10 · analogous (+30°)
- Salamander 2050-10 · triadic (120°)
- Deep Mulberry 2069-10 · triadic (240°)
Bittersweet Chocolate vs popular colors
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 3.7) is about as light.
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 5.4) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Onyx (Benjamin Moore 2133-10, ΔE 6.8) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.