Melted Chocolate (Behr 250F-7)
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Melted Chocolate (Behr 250F-7) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 12.7, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Melted Chocolate
Four Behr colors picked for Melted Chocolate by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Melted Chocolate, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Caraïbe | SW 9090 | 13 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Coconut Grove | 1029 | 13.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Chocolate Turtle | 3001-9A | 14 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Ripple | 1078-7 | 13 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Melted Chocolate (LRV 12.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Melted Chocolate
Darker than Melted Chocolate
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 250F-7 |
| Hex | #785F4C |
| RGB | 120, 95, 76 |
| HSL | 26°, 22%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.3, 7.2, 14.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Melted Chocolate (Behr 250F-7), published as #785F4C
#6A564B
#86684B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Melted Chocolate (Behr 250F-7)?
- Melted Chocolate has an LRV of 12.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Melted Chocolate is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Melted Chocolate in another brand?
- Caraïbe (SW 9090) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Melted Chocolate warm or cool?
- Behr lists Melted Chocolate as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.