Coffeehouse Chocolate (BM CW-165)
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Coffeehouse Chocolate (BM CW-165) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 6.6, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coffeehouse Chocolate
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Coffeehouse Chocolate by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Coffeehouse Chocolate, 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 | Turkish Coffee | SW 6076 | 5 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Heritage Oak | T15-5 | 6.9 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Roasted Coffee | 2009-10 | 9 | 7.5 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Fudge | 1073-7 | 8 | 5.8 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Coffeehouse Chocolate (LRV 6.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Coffeehouse Chocolate
Darker than Coffeehouse Chocolate
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-165 |
| Hex | #50382D |
| RGB | 80, 56, 45 |
| HSL | 19°, 28%, 25% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 25.9, 9.0, 11.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coffeehouse Chocolate (BM CW-165), published as #50382D
#43302C
#5D402C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coffeehouse Chocolate (BM CW-165)?
- Coffeehouse Chocolate has an LRV of 6.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coffeehouse Chocolate is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Coffeehouse Chocolate in another brand?
- Turkish Coffee (SW 6076) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Coffeehouse Chocolate warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Coffeehouse Chocolate as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.1; 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.