Chocolate Pudding (BM 1014)
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Chocolate Pudding (BM 1014) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 17.8, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chocolate Pudding
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Chocolate Pudding by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Chocolate Pudding, 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 | Quartersawn Oak | SW 2836 | 16 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | French Truffle | N150-5 | 17.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Rustic Earth | 2007-7A | 17 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Suede Leather | 1072-6 | 16 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Chocolate Pudding (LRV 17.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Chocolate Pudding
Darker than Chocolate Pudding
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1014 |
| Hex | #8C6D5E |
| RGB | 140, 109, 94 |
| HSL | 20°, 20%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.7, 10.0, 13.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chocolate Pudding (BM 1014), published as #8C6D5E
#7E645D
#9B765E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chocolate Pudding (BM 1014)?
- Chocolate Pudding has an LRV of 17.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chocolate Pudding is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chocolate Pudding in another brand?
- French Truffle (Behr N150-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Chocolate Pudding warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Chocolate Pudding as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.