Chocolate Chiffon (Behr BNC-22)
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Chocolate Chiffon (Behr BNC-22) is a deep, warm beige from Behr: LRV 23.2, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chocolate Chiffon
Three Behr colors picked for Chocolate Chiffon 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 Chocolate Chiffon, 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 | Spalding Gray | SW 6074 | 22 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Smoked Oyster | 2109-40 | 23 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Soft Rabbit Brown | 1002-9C | 23 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Ranch Mink | 1075-5 | 24 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Chocolate Chiffon (LRV 23.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Chocolate Chiffon
Darker than Chocolate Chiffon
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BNC-22 |
| Hex | #928178 |
| RGB | 146, 129, 120 |
| HSL | 21°, 11%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.3, 4.9, 7.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chocolate Chiffon (Behr BNC-22), published as #928178
#837876
#A28A78
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chocolate Chiffon (Behr BNC-22)?
- Chocolate Chiffon has an LRV of 23.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chocolate Chiffon is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chocolate Chiffon in another brand?
- Soft Rabbit Brown (Valspar 1002-9C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chocolate Chiffon warm or cool?
- Behr lists Chocolate Chiffon as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.2; 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.