Chocolate Ripple (PPG 1078-7)
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Chocolate Ripple (PPG 1078-7) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chocolate Ripple
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Chocolate Ripple by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Ripple, 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 | Caraïbe | SW 9090 | 13 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Coconut Grove | 1029 | 13.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Melted Chocolate | 250F-7 | 12.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Chocolate Turtle | 3001-9A | 14 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Chocolate Ripple (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Chocolate Ripple
Darker than Chocolate Ripple
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1078-7 |
| Hex | #76604E |
| RGB | 118, 96, 78 |
| HSL | 27°, 20%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.4, 6.0, 13.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chocolate Ripple (PPG 1078-7), published as #76604E
#68574D
#85694D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chocolate Ripple (PPG 1078-7)?
- Chocolate Ripple has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chocolate Ripple is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chocolate Ripple in another brand?
- Caraïbe (SW 9090) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Chocolate Ripple warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Chocolate Ripple as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.6; 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.