Chocolate Delight (Behr N160-5)
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Chocolate Delight (Behr N160-5) is a deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 21, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chocolate Delight
Four Behr colors picked for Chocolate Delight by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Delight, 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 | Mulberry Silk | SW 0001 | 20 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Weathered Bark | 2098-40 | 23.8 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Roadhouse Tavern | 2002-9B | 20 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Woodchuck | 1016-6 | 19 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Chocolate Delight (LRV 21 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Chocolate Delight
Darker than Chocolate Delight
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N160-5 |
| Hex | #96786D |
| RGB | 150, 120, 109 |
| HSL | 16°, 16%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 53.0, 10.0, 10.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chocolate Delight (Behr N160-5), published as #96786D
#876F6B
#A5816D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chocolate Delight (Behr N160-5)?
- Chocolate Delight has an LRV of 21 (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 Delight is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chocolate Delight in another brand?
- Mulberry Silk (SW 0001) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chocolate Delight warm or cool?
- Behr lists Chocolate Delight as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.5; 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.