Chocolate Raspberry
Chocolate Raspberry is a genuinely dark paint color from Cloverdale Paint. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. Below, you'll find 8 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#494040
LRV
5.45
Chocolate Raspberry's Color Strip
Chocolate Raspberry is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Royal Mahogany and Saffron. The strip spans from Storm at the lightest end to Saffron at the deepest. Color strip Artisan31 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Chocolate Raspberry in Real Rooms
Chocolate Raspberry has a low LRV of 5.45 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color.
1 Bathroom Photo
The psychology of Chocolate Raspberry in a bathroom is all about the "slow down." It's a visual cue to breathe, relax, and take your time, turning a utilitarian room into a true retreat from the frantic pace of the rest of the world.
Chocolate Raspberry in a bathroom context — crisp, grounded, dependable.
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2 Bedroom Photos
The bedroom is where Chocolate Raspberry really earns its place as a sanctuary. Away from direct sunlight, the color settles into a rich, cocooning tone that actively promotes rest and psychological slowing. Pair it with crisp white bedding and warm-toned wood nightstands to keep the overall palette from feeling too heavy or closed-in.
Chocolate Raspberry in a children's bedroom: gentle, considered, liveable.
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Chocolate Raspberry fills this airy bedroom without demanding attention.
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1 Dining Room Photo
Dining rooms benefit from colors with some weight to them — lighter shades can feel too open for a space meant for intimate evening gatherings. Chocolate Raspberry does what good dining room color should: it makes the table feel like the center of the world.
Chocolate Raspberry adds presence to this dining room without overpowering it.
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2 Misc Photos
These photos show Chocolate Raspberry in spaces that don't fit neatly into a single category: transitional spaces, accent applications, and rooms where the color becomes a fine detail rather than a broad backdrop.
Chocolate Raspberry on an entryway staircase — grounded, welcoming, assured.
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Chocolate Raspberry in a sun room, where light tests every paint color honestly.
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1 Kitchen Photo
In a modern kitchen, Chocolate Raspberry provides the necessary "organic" touch to offset stainless steel appliances and glass backsplashes. It prevents the kitchen from feeling like a laboratory, injecting a much-needed sense of domestic warmth and culinary inspiration.
Chocolate Raspberry keeps this kitchen feeling open and well-considered.
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1 Living Room Photo
When applied to living room walls, Chocolate Raspberry creates a sense of "visual quiet." It eliminates the erratic shadows found in busier spaces, instead providing a steady, rhythmic tone that ties together disparate furniture styles. It's the common thread that makes a room full of heirlooms and modern pieces feel like a cohesive collection.
Chocolate Raspberry brings quiet confidence to this living room interior.
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