Chocolate Pretzel (PPG 1017-7)
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Chocolate Pretzel (PPG 1017-7) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chocolate Pretzel
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Chocolate Pretzel by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Chocolate Pretzel, 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 | Chateau Brown | SW 7510 | 8 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Branchport Brown | HC-72 | 10 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Scented Clove | UL130-1 | 9.1 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Virginia Soil | 1003-9A | 9 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Chocolate Pretzel (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Chocolate Pretzel
Darker than Chocolate Pretzel
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1017-7 |
| Hex | #60504B |
| RGB | 96, 80, 75 |
| HSL | 14°, 12%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.5, 5.8, 5.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chocolate Pretzel (PPG 1017-7), published as #60504B
#524849
#6F594B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chocolate Pretzel (PPG 1017-7)?
- Chocolate Pretzel has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chocolate Pretzel is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chocolate Pretzel in another brand?
- Scented Clove (Behr UL130-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Chocolate Pretzel warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Chocolate Pretzel as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.4; 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.