Chocolate Truffle (PPG 15-13)
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Chocolate Truffle (PPG 15-13) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chocolate Truffle
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Chocolate Truffle 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 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 | Bison | SW 1084 | 11 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Rockies Brown | 2107-30 | 12.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Breakfast Blend | 280F-7 | 10.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Dark Earth | 3011-8 | 11 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Chocolate Truffle (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Chocolate Truffle
Darker than Chocolate Truffle
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 15-13 |
| Hex | #6F5746 |
| RGB | 111, 87, 70 |
| HSL | 25°, 23%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.0, 7.3, 13.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chocolate Truffle (PPG 15-13), published as #6F5746
#614E45
#7D6045
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chocolate Truffle (PPG 15-13)?
- Chocolate Truffle has an LRV of 11. 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?
- Dark Earth (Valspar 3011-8) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chocolate Truffle warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Chocolate Truffle as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.7; 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.