Chocolate Swirl (Behr PPU5-18)
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Chocolate Swirl (Behr PPU5-18) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 10.3, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chocolate Swirl
Three Behr colors picked for Chocolate Swirl 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 Swirl, 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 | Tea Leaf | SW 9604 | 9 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Mustang | 2111-30 | 10.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mudslide | 2006-9A | 11 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ground Coffee | 1076-7 | 10 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Chocolate Swirl (LRV 10.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Chocolate Swirl
Darker than Chocolate Swirl
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU5-18 |
| Hex | #68574B |
| RGB | 104, 87, 75 |
| HSL | 25°, 16%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.3, 4.9, 9.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chocolate Swirl (Behr PPU5-18), published as #68574B
#5A4E4A
#76604B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chocolate Swirl (Behr PPU5-18)?
- Chocolate Swirl has an LRV of 10.3 (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 Swirl is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chocolate Swirl in another brand?
- Mustang (BM 2111-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chocolate Swirl warm or cool?
- Behr lists Chocolate Swirl as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.6; 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.