Chocolate Soul (Behr MQ1-58)
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Chocolate Soul (Behr MQ1-58) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 7.5, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chocolate Soul
Three Behr colors picked for Chocolate Soul 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 Soul, 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 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Incense Stick | 2115-20 | 8.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Virginia Soil | 1003-9A | 9 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Mustang | 1015-7 | 8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Chocolate Soul (LRV 7.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Chocolate Soul
Darker than Chocolate Soul
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ1-58 |
| Hex | #5C4945 |
| RGB | 92, 73, 69 |
| HSL | 10°, 14%, 32% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.9, 7.4, 5.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chocolate Soul (Behr MQ1-58), published as #5C4945
#4E4144
#6A5145
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chocolate Soul (Behr MQ1-58)?
- Chocolate Soul has an LRV of 7.5 (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 Soul is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chocolate Soul in another brand?
- Mustang (PPG 1015-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chocolate Soul warm or cool?
- Behr lists Chocolate Soul as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.4; 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.