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Chocolate & Blush Color Scheme

A warm chocolate brown paired with soft blush and a muted rose, for a romantic, grown-up look that feels cozy and calm. Every shade is matched to real paint you can buy.

By David Chen · Formulation Lead & Resident Chemist

This combination leans on Dark Chocolate, a rich, warm brown that feels more like a cozy hug than a bold statement. It sets a calm, romantic mood and gives the whole scheme its depth. Brown like this works because it reads as a soft neutral, so it plays nicely with the gentle pinks beside it instead of fighting them.

Against that deep base, Powder Blush brings a light, airy softness that keeps the look from getting too dark, while Muted Rose adds just enough warmth and color to tie the two together. The blush feels lovely on trim and doors, and the rose makes a beautiful accent on a feature wall or built-in. It is a flexible mix that can settle into a living room, drift through a bedroom, warm up a kitchen, or carry across a whole home.

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Dark Chocolate
walls
Benjamin Moore Tarpley Brown · CW-170
#493830
LRV 4
Powder Blush
trim
Dutch Boy Thinking Pink · 305-1DB
#E8D0C6
LRV 66
Muted Rose
accent
PPG / Glidden Mexican Moonlight · 1065-5
#C99387
LRV 35

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Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Tap a swatch for its full guide or + to save it — take any SKU to the store, they mix on demand.

Dark Chocolate
#4A352A · LRV 4 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6069 · ΔE 2.67
Behr · S-G-770 · ΔE 4.17
Benjamin Moore · CW-170 · ΔE 2.31
Valspar · 8004-6G · ΔE 3.5
PPG / Glidden · PPG0995-7 · ΔE 12.32
Glidden · 00NN 05/000 · ΔE 11.35
Dutch Boy · 408-7DB · ΔE 3.5
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3061 · ΔE 2.67
Dunn-Edwards · DEBN13 · ΔE 8.08
Magnolia Home · JG-150 · ΔE 6.37
Farrow & Ball · NO. 256 · ΔE 11.11
Diamond Vogel · H101 · ΔE 12.43
Hirshfield's · 0144 · ΔE 3.93
Rodda · CA213 · ΔE 9.2
C2 Paint · BD42 · ΔE 10.91
Clare · PNT100-DP-54 · ΔE 11.8
Portola Paints · NOMAD · ΔE 11
Annie Sloan · BURGUNDY · ΔE 14.96
Backdrop · BD-AH · ΔE 15.32
Rust-Oleum · 285144 · ΔE 15.32
Kompozit · 0144 · ΔE 3.93
Powder Blush
#E7CFC6 · LRV 66 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6323 · ΔE 1.6
Behr · MQ3-37 · ΔE 3.09
Benjamin Moore · 1177 · ΔE 0.71
Valspar · 1006-10C · ΔE 1.82
PPG / Glidden · PPG1065-3 · ΔE 1.79
Glidden · PPG1065-3 · ΔE 1.38
Dutch Boy · 305-1DB · ΔE 0.52
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2067 · ΔE 1.6
Dunn-Edwards · DE6051 · ΔE 1.97
Magnolia Home · JG-24 · ΔE 2.16
Farrow & Ball · NO. 230 · ΔE 2.27
Diamond Vogel · 0125 · ΔE 1.22
Hirshfield's · 0125 · ΔE 0.71
Rodda · R121 · ΔE 2.34
C2 Paint · C2-834 · ΔE 6.05
Clare · PNT100-LT-20 · ΔE 6.1
Portola Paints · GYPSY · ΔE 5.63
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 10.35
Backdrop · BD-AU · ΔE 3.73
Rust-Oleum · 285142 · ΔE 3.71
Kompozit · 0125 · ΔE 0.71
Muted Rose
#C99488 · LRV 35 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 6332 · ΔE 2.19
Behr · T15-20 · ΔE 2.12
Benjamin Moore · 2093-40 · ΔE 2.46
Valspar · 8003-8D · ΔE 2.19
PPG / Glidden · 1065-5 · ΔE 0.33
Glidden · PPG18-16 · ΔE 2.21
Dutch Boy · 306-4DB · ΔE 2.19
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2075 · ΔE 2.19
Dunn-Edwards · DET432 · ΔE 2.19
Magnolia Home · JG-110 · ΔE 14.69
Farrow & Ball · NO. 21 · ΔE 5.63
Diamond Vogel · 0050 · ΔE 2.23
Hirshfield's · 0050 · ΔE 2.08
Rodda · CA223 · ΔE 7.43
C2 Paint · C2-512 · ΔE 3.21
Clare · PNT100-MD-28 · ΔE 4.7
Portola Paints · CODA · ΔE 11
Annie Sloan · FRENCH LINEN · ΔE 18.91
Backdrop · BD-RO · ΔE 4.13
Rust-Oleum · 371674 · ΔE 24.7
Kompozit · 0050 · ΔE 2.08

Questions

what colors go with dark chocolate brown?

Soft pinks and warm rosy tones are a natural match. They lift the deep brown and keep it from feeling heavy, which is exactly what blush and muted rose do here.

is a brown and pink scheme too feminine?

Not with this much chocolate in the mix. The deep brown grounds everything and keeps the look warm and balanced rather than sweet or girly.

where should the blush and rose go?

Use the blush on trim, doors, or a lighter wall, and save the muted rose for an accent like a feature wall, built-ins, or a piece of furniture.

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