Death By Chocolate (Behr MQ1-54)
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Death By Chocolate (Behr MQ1-54) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Death By Chocolate
Three Behr colors picked for Death By 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 Death By 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 | Carnelian | SW 7580 | 6 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Pine Cone Brown | 2113-20 | 7.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Rich Chocolate | 1005-9A | 9 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Spiced Wine | 1016-7 | 8 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Death By Chocolate (LRV 7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Death By Chocolate
Darker than Death By Chocolate
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ1-54 |
| Hex | #60443F |
| RGB | 96, 68, 63 |
| HSL | 9°, 21%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.8, 11.3, 7.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Death By Chocolate (Behr MQ1-54), published as #60443F
#523C3E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Death By Chocolate (Behr MQ1-54)?
- Death By Chocolate has an LRV of 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 Death By Chocolate is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Death By Chocolate in another brand?
- Pine Cone Brown (BM 2113-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Death By Chocolate warm or cool?
- Behr lists Death By Chocolate as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.8; 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.