Tucker Chocolate (BM CW-175)
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Tucker Chocolate (BM CW-175) is a very deep, neutral black from Benjamin Moore: LRV 7.4, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tucker Chocolate
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Tucker Chocolate by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper black, 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 Tucker 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 | Cracked Pepper | SW 9580 | 5 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Sweet Molasses | PPU5-20 | 5.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Black Raisin | 4002-2C | 7 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Dark Granite | 1005-7 | 6 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore black colors nearest to Tucker Chocolate (LRV 7.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Tucker Chocolate
Darker than Tucker Chocolate
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-175 |
| Hex | #4A403E |
| RGB | 74, 64, 62 |
| HSL | 10°, 9%, 27% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 28.0, 3.9, 2.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tucker Chocolate (BM CW-175), published as #4A403E
#3C383C
#58483E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tucker Chocolate (BM CW-175)?
- Tucker Chocolate has an LRV of 7.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tucker Chocolate is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tucker Chocolate in another brand?
- Sweet Molasses (Behr PPU5-20) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Tucker Chocolate warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Tucker Chocolate as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.8; 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.