Bittersweet Chocolate
Bittersweet Chocolate begins as a brown color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#433731LRV
5.10
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 81 vs 5, Vanilla Milkshake is decisively the brighter choice.
Mauve Desert reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 5), opening up a space where Bittersweet Chocolate encloses it.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 5), opening up a space where Bittersweet Chocolate encloses it.
Ashley Gray reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 5), opening up a space where Bittersweet Chocolate encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Aegean Teal reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 5), opening up a space where Bittersweet Chocolate encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 5, Blue Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 19 vs 5, Providence Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Van Courtland Blue reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 5), opening up a space where Bittersweet Chocolate encloses it.
Nocturnal Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 12-point LRV gap (17 vs 5) makes Blue Spruce the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Branchport Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 7 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (10 vs 5) makes Rural Earth the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Bold strokes of violet and brown come together in this enticing hue.