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Behr Thick Chocolate#463A3B · LRV 5

Thick Chocolate reads as a red / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr 750B-7 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR THICK CHOCOLATE
RGB 70, 58, 59 LRV 5

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Thick Chocolate
SKU 750B-7
Hex #463A3B
RGB 70, 58, 59
HSL 355°, 9%, 25%
LRV 5
Undertone red / warm
Family Black

About Behr Thick Chocolate

At LRV 5, Thick Chocolate is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Its red undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Thick Chocolate earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Near-blacks like this are best as contrast — doors, trim, cabinets, window frames.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Film Noir
SKU 0144 · #473933 · LRV 5
ΔE 4.18 (noticeable)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all black from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.06
All black at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 2735
#443735
Rockweed
ΔE 2.06 · LRV 4
SW 6013
#4D3C3C
Bitter Chocolate
ΔE 2.57 · LRV 5
SW 7083
#443E40
Darkroom
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 5
SW 6988
#3B373C
Bohemian Black
ΔE 4.8 · LRV 4
SW 6076
#4D3930
Turkish Coffee
ΔE 6.31 · LRV 5

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.15
All black at Valspar →
8004-5G
#4A3A39
Christmas Pudding
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 5
V128-6
#4A3A39
Christmas Pudding
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 4.8
6009-1
#443F3E
Safari Brown
ΔE 4.39 · LRV 5.2
6010-2
#473A31
Deep Earth
ΔE 5.99 · LRV 4.6
M257
#493D34
Dark Chocolate
ΔE 6.16 · LRV 5

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.22
All black at Benjamin Moore →
2130-10
#453C39
Black Bean Soup
ΔE 3.22 · LRV 6
2116-10
#443A36
Night Shade
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 6
CSP-540
#403C3F
Plum Martini
ΔE 4.3 · LRV
2115-10
#493A33
Appalachian Brown
ΔE 4.74 · LRV 6
2117-20
#413D44
Galaxy
ΔE 5.1 · LRV 6

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.12
All black at Magnolia Home →
JG-150
#3F3632
Moments
ΔE 4.12 · LRV 4
JG-102
#4B3C49
Plum Suede
ΔE 6.52 · LRV 5
JG-144
#48474C
Fine Black
ΔE 7.08 · LRV 6
JG-05
#31343A
Blackboard
ΔE 9.03 · LRV 3
JG-97
#40464B
Arches
ΔE 10.82 · LRV 6

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.34
All black at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 294
#494248
Paean Black
ΔE 4.34 · LRV 6
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 5.35 · LRV 7
NO. 256
#3B3938
Pitch Black
ΔE 6.12 · LRV 4
NO. 254
#50414C
Pelt
ΔE 6.12 · LRV 6
NO. 57
#444546
Off-Black
ΔE 7.99 · LRV 6

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.98
All black at PPG / Glidden →
1002-7
#4B4441
Phantom Mist
ΔE 4.98 · LRV 6
1001-7
#414040
Black Magic
ΔE 6.46 · LRV 5
1011-7
#464544
Onyx
ΔE 7.21 · LRV 6
1013-7
#404149
Napoleon
ΔE 7.71 · LRV 5
FLLW36
#404149
Wright Midnight
ΔE 7.71 · LRV 5

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.41
All black at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA187
#3B3A3A
Black
ΔE 6.41 · LRV 4
DE6350
#3E3F41
Dark Engine
ΔE 7.4 · LRV 5
DE6357
#464647
Black Tie
ΔE 7.46 · LRV 6
DEA193
#4A3C50
Preserve
ΔE 9.38 · LRV 5
DE6336
#414549
Stargazing
ΔE 9.59 · LRV 6

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.84
All black at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 7.84 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 8.95 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 9.19 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 15.41 · LRV 10
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 16.49 · LRV 11

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.95
All black at Backdrop →
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 9.95 · LRV 7
BD-AH
#3D423E
After Hours
ΔE 11.89 · LRV 6
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 11.91 · LRV 6
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 18.19 · LRV 8
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 20.59 · LRV 7

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Thick Chocolate within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

S-G-790
Bear Rug
LRV 4
730B-7
English Manor
LRV 5
740B-7
Smooth Coffee
LRV 5
N170-7
Baronial Brown
LRV 4
N150-7
Chocolate Therapy
LRV 5
MQ1-35
Off Broadway
LRV 5

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #463A3B in HSL space. Pair Thick Chocolate with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#463A3B + #3A4645
TRIADIC
#463A3B · #3B463A · #3A3B46
ANALOGOUS
#463A41 · #463A3B · #463F3A

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
10.89:1 AAA
Sample text on black
1.93:1 fail

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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