Chocolate Heart (Behr N170-5)
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Chocolate Heart (Behr N170-5) is a deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 20.4, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chocolate Heart
Four Behr colors picked for Chocolate Heart 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 Heart, 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 | Mocha | SW 6067 | 21 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Taupetone | 1013 | 22.8 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Zanzibar Spice | 2005-9B | 20 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Peppered Pecan | 1074-5 | 22 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Chocolate Heart (LRV 20.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Chocolate Heart
Darker than Chocolate Heart
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N170-5 |
| Hex | #8F786C |
| RGB | 143, 120, 108 |
| HSL | 21°, 14%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.2, 7.0, 9.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chocolate Heart (Behr N170-5), published as #8F786C
#806F6A
#9E816C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chocolate Heart (Behr N170-5)?
- Chocolate Heart has an LRV of 20.4 (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 Heart is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chocolate Heart in another brand?
- Zanzibar Spice (Valspar 2005-9B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Chocolate Heart warm or cool?
- Behr lists Chocolate Heart as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.9; 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.