Chocolate Milk
DE6059 · #C5B9B4 · LRV 46 — warm red tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Anonymous20
- 2Dorian Gray39
- 3Chocolate Milk46
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Chocolate Milk, Really?
Chocolate Milk reads as a warm red tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6059 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Chocolate Milk
Chocolate Milk is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Chocolate Milk
Chocolate Milk sits in the mid-range at LRV 46, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Chocolate Milk are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE6059 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Studio MauveSW 62 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Georgian PinkHDC-CL-25G · Behr | 1.2 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Hazelwood1005 · Benjamin Moore | 2.8 | 49 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Seagull Beach1002-10B · Valspar | 1.8 | 48.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | LuxuriousPPG18-04 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Classic Tan80YR 49/062 · Glidden | 1.3 | 49 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Chocolate Milk within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C5B9B4 in HSL space. Pair Chocolate Milk with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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