Chocolate Therapy (Behr N150-7)

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Chocolate Therapy (Behr N150-7) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 7.6, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chocolate Therapy
Three Behr colors picked for Chocolate Therapy 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 Therapy, 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 | Sable | SW 6083 | 8 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Mahogany | ES-60 | 7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Roasted Coffee | 2009-10 | 9 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Little Bear | 1074-7 | 8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Chocolate Therapy (LRV 7.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Chocolate Therapy
Darker than Chocolate Therapy
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N150-7 |
| Hex | #5F4940 |
| RGB | 95, 73, 64 |
| HSL | 17°, 19%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.1, 7.9, 9.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chocolate Therapy (Behr N150-7), published as #5F4940
#51413F
#6D5140
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chocolate Therapy (Behr N150-7)?
- Chocolate Therapy has an LRV of 7.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chocolate Therapy is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chocolate Therapy in another brand?
- Little Bear (PPG 1074-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chocolate Therapy warm or cool?
- Behr lists Chocolate Therapy as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.0; 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.