Milk Chocolate (Behr 710B-5)
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Milk Chocolate (Behr 710B-5) is a deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 20.6, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Milk Chocolate
Four Behr colors picked for Milk 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 Milk 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 | Mulberry Silk | SW 0001 | 20 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Quietly Violet | CSP-415 | 21.8 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Southern Road | 1006-9C | 22 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Woodchuck | 1016-6 | 19 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Milk Chocolate (LRV 20.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Milk Chocolate
Darker than Milk Chocolate
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 710B-5 |
| Hex | #937771 |
| RGB | 147, 119, 113 |
| HSL | 11°, 14%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.5, 9.9, 7.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Milk Chocolate (Behr 710B-5), published as #937771
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Milk Chocolate (Behr 710B-5)?
- Milk Chocolate has an LRV of 20.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Milk Chocolate is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Milk Chocolate in another brand?
- Mulberry Silk (SW 0001) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Milk Chocolate warm or cool?
- Behr lists Milk Chocolate as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.4; 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.