Bitter Chocolate (SW 6013)
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Bitter Chocolate (SW 6013) is a very deep, neutral black from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 5, so it reflects about 5 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bitter Chocolate
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Bitter Chocolate by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Bitter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Caponata | AF-650 | 6.4 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Polished Leather | UL110-23 | 5.7 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Antique Burgundy | 1011-8 | 5 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Black Walnut | 1014-7 | 7 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams black colors nearest to Bitter Chocolate (LRV 5) by LRV.
Lighter than Bitter Chocolate
Darker than Bitter Chocolate
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6013 |
| Hex | #4D3C3C |
| RGB | 77, 60, 60 |
| HSL | 0°, 12%, 27% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 27.1, 7.5, 2.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bitter Chocolate (SW 6013), published as #4D3C3C
#3F343A
#5B443C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bitter Chocolate (SW 6013)?
- Bitter Chocolate has an LRV of 5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bitter Chocolate is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bitter Chocolate in another brand?
- Polished Leather (Behr UL110-23) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Bitter Chocolate warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Bitter Chocolate as neutral, with a Warm Red 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.