PANTONE COLOR OF THE YEAR · 2025
Mocha Mousse17-1230 · #A47864
Pantone named Mocha Mousse the 2025 Color of the Year. Peak freshness Dec 2024–March 2026; pairs with Hill Country, Dirty Chai, Stonish Beige.
Pantone's PMS color codes are the universal spec for designers, printers, and manufacturers — but Pantone itself doesn't sell wall paint. The closest matches in every major US paint brand are below, ranked by ΔE2000 perceptual distance.
PANTONE MOCHA MOUSSE
RGB 164, 120, 100 LRV 22
Pantone spec
| Year | 2025 |
| Name | Mocha Mousse |
| PMS code | 17-1230 |
| Hex | #A47864 |
| RGB | 164, 120, 100 |
| LRV | 22 |
| Undertone | red / warm |
| Family | Brown |
Kompozit closest match
KOMPOZIT
Veldrift
SKU 0164 · #A17D61 · LRV 23
ΔE 4.96 (noticeable)
Closest matches at every US brand
10 brands · top 5 each5 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 brown from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.07
1229
#A87A65
Fox
ΔE 1.07 · LRV 23
1161
#A57C65
Birchwood
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 23
1182
#A77869
Drenched
ΔE 2.54 · LRV 23
1235
#9A7A69
Fox
ΔE 3.69 · LRV 22
1132
#A47A5B
Old
ΔE 4.54 · LRV 23
Behr
4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.38
S210-5
#A87761
Cider Spice
ΔE 1.38 · LRV 22
MQ1-60
#A67464
Sienna
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 22
S190-5
#A27A6F
Cocoa Nutmeg
ΔE 3.77 · LRV 23
S220-5
#A37F66
Nutshell
ΔE 4.26 · LRV 24
MQ2-11
#A17F63
Outdoor Land
ΔE 5.68 · LRV 24
Sherwin-Williams
1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.32
SW 6060
#9D7868
Moroccan Brown
ΔE 2.32 · LRV 22
SW 7
#AC7559
Decorous Amber
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 22
SW 7702
#B0785C
Spiced Cider
ΔE 3.73 · LRV 23
SW 6117
#A57955
Smokey Topaz
ΔE 5.94 · LRV 22
SW 2823
#9A7E64
Rookwood Clay
ΔE 7.06 · LRV 23
Valspar
2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.56
V083-5
#9F735B
Walking Stick
ΔE 2.56 · LRV 20.5
1008-9B
#9E786B
Clay Dusk
ΔE 3.01 · LRV 21.7
2007-7B
#A57758
Rustic Oak
ΔE 4.06 · LRV 21.9
V084-4
#A58065
Dockside
ΔE 4.76 · LRV 24.2
3003-9B
#9A7E65
Universal Umber
ΔE 6.79 · LRV 22.8
Dunn-Edwards
1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.59
DE6104
#A4725A
Chic Brick
ΔE 2.59 · LRV 21
DE6111
#A87F5F
S'mores
ΔE 5.45 · LRV 24
DE5264
#AF7B57
Saddle Brown
ΔE 5.63 · LRV 24
DE6118
#9E7C5E
Sandpit
ΔE 6.12 · LRV 22
DE6131
#9D8164
Teddy Bear
ΔE 8.05 · LRV 24
PPG / Glidden
2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.26
1068-6
#A8715A
Nutmeg
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 21
1072-5
#A2806F
Tattered Teddy
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 24
16-06
#A27253
Red Rock Falls
ΔE 4.46 · LRV 20
1066-6
#AB6F60
Amaretto
ΔE 5.27 · LRV 21
1080-6
#A37D5A
Cinnamon Crunch
ΔE 6.74 · LRV 23
Magnolia Home
160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.86
JG-35
#B56D4E
Work Worn Wood
ΔE 6.86 · LRV 21
JG-152
#A8875F
Vintage Crown
ΔE 10.22 · LRV 26
JG-130
#857F7C
Wooden Palette
ΔE 14.2 · LRV 22
JG-124
#8E897F
Reclaimed Wood
ΔE 15.53 · LRV 25
JG-20
#85837B
Garden Trowel
ΔE 16.81 · LRV 23
Farrow & Ball
132 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.03
NO. 64
#C57B67
Red Earth
ΔE 8.03 · LRV 27
NO. 295
#A0837F
Sulking Room Pink
ΔE 8.1 · LRV 25
NO. 40
#998976
Mouse's Back
ΔE 11.46 · LRV 26
NO. 276
#8B857F
Mole's Breath
ΔE 14.28 · LRV 24
NO. 292
#8B8A77
Treron
ΔE 19.32 · LRV 25
Clare
78 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.44
PNT100-DP-74
#CC6E4D
Fire Sign
ΔE 10.44 · LRV 25
PNT100-DP-30
#9F605D
Big Apple
ΔE 11.21 · LRV 17
PNT100-DP-29
#BE5E56
Sriracha
ΔE 12.17 · LRV 20
PNT100-DP-52
#8C8479
Dirty Chai
ΔE 13.74 · LRV 23
PNT100-MD-16
#7B8082
Irony
ΔE 20 · LRV 21
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A47864 in HSL space. Use as a starting point for a coordinated room scheme.
COMPLEMENTARY
#A47864 + #6490A4
TRIADIC
#A47864 · #64A478 · #7864A4
ANALOGOUS
#A46470 · #A47864 · #A49864
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