Chocolate Truffle (BM 2096-20)
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Chocolate Truffle (BM 2096-20) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 10.7, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chocolate Truffle
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Chocolate Truffle 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 Truffle, 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 | Brevity Brown | SW 6068 | 10 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Earth Fired Red | S200-7 | 10.4 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cowboy Suede | 2011-6 | 11 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Tampico Brown | 16-23 | 12 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Chocolate Truffle (LRV 10.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Chocolate Truffle
Darker than Chocolate Truffle
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2096-20 |
| Hex | #78523F |
| RGB | 120, 82, 63 |
| HSL | 20°, 31%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.5, 13.4, 17.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chocolate Truffle (BM 2096-20), published as #78523F
#6A493E
#865B3E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chocolate Truffle (BM 2096-20)?
- Chocolate Truffle has an LRV of 10.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chocolate Truffle is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chocolate Truffle in another brand?
- Earth Fired Red (Behr S200-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chocolate Truffle warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Chocolate Truffle as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.5; 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.