Chocolate Velvet
There is more to Benjamin Moore Chocolate Velvet (CSP-235) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#857567LRV
19.62
Coordinating Colors
Chocolate Velvet reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stoneware reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 20), opening up a space where Chocolate Velvet encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 20, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Doily reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 20), opening up a space where Chocolate Velvet encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 20 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 12-point LRV gap (31 vs 20) makes Van Courtland Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (20 vs 14) makes Chocolate Velvet the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 20 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 20), opening up a space where Chocolate Velvet encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Stardust reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Studio Clay reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 33 vs 20, Ashley Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
A 3-point LRV gap (20 vs 17) makes Chocolate Velvet the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (20 vs 12) makes Chocolate Velvet the marginally brighter of the two.
Chocolate Velvet reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 20 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Sweet and decadent, like a mug of creamy hot chocolate. Treat yourself to the richness of this velvety hue.