Thick Chocolate (Behr 750B-7)
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Thick Chocolate (Behr 750B-7) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 8.1, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Thick Chocolate
Three Behr colors picked for Thick Chocolate by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Thick 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 | Chateau Brown | SW 7510 | 8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Branchport Brown | HC-72 | 10 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Cabin Plank | 2011-10 | 8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Pretzel | 1017-7 | 9 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Thick Chocolate (LRV 8.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Thick Chocolate
Darker than Thick Chocolate
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 750B-7 |
| Hex | #5D4D47 |
| RGB | 93, 77, 71 |
| HSL | 16°, 13%, 32% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.2, 5.6, 6.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Thick Chocolate (Behr 750B-7), published as #5D4D47
#4F4546
#6B5647
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Thick Chocolate (Behr 750B-7)?
- Thick Chocolate has an LRV of 8.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Thick Chocolate is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Thick Chocolate in another brand?
- Cabin Plank (Valspar 2011-10) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Thick Chocolate warm or cool?
- Behr lists Thick Chocolate as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.1; 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.