Chocolate Raspberry vs Córdoba

Chocolate Raspberry is a Cloverdale Paint color while Córdoba comes from Little Greene. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 5 and 5, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 3.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Chocolate Raspberry vs Córdoba in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Chocolate Raspberry and Córdoba are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.

Living Room

Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.

Chocolate RaspberryChocolate Raspberry CA216 by Cloverdale Paint — Living Room

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CórdobaLittle Greene Córdoba 277 living room

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Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.

Chocolate RaspberryChocolate Raspberry CA216 by Cloverdale Paint — Bedroom

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CórdobaLittle Greene Córdoba 277 bedroom panelling

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Color Details

Chocolate Raspberry
Cloverdale Paint · CA216
Hex#494040
LRV5.5
BrandCloverdale Paint
NumberCA216
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessDark
Córdoba
Little Greene · 277
Hex#493B3C
LRV4.9
BrandLittle Greene
Number277
UndertoneRed
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessDark

Chocolate Raspberry vs Córdoba Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Chocolate Raspberry on one side and Córdoba on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.

More Chocolate Raspberry comparisons

See how Chocolate Raspberry stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Chocolate Raspberry
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove is the lighter choice

Ammonite
Chocolate Raspberry
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite is the lighter choice

Iron Ore
Chocolate Raspberry
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Nearly identical in tone

Purbeck Stone
Chocolate Raspberry
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Purbeck Stone is the lighter choice

Evergreen Fog
Chocolate Raspberry
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Evergreen Fog reads noticeably lighter

Mizzle
Chocolate Raspberry
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Mizzle is the lighter choice

Agreeable Gray
Chocolate Raspberry
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Agreeable Gray is the lighter choice

Denim Drift
Chocolate Raspberry
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Denim Drift reads noticeably lighter

Tranquil Dawn
Chocolate Raspberry
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Tranquil Dawn is the lighter choice

Balboa Mist
Chocolate Raspberry
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Balboa Mist is the lighter choice

Vintage Vogue
Chocolate Raspberry
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Vintage Vogue reads slightly lighter

Pale Green
Chocolate Raspberry
Pale Green
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Chocolate Raspberry
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Nearly identical in tone

Cement grey
Chocolate Raspberry
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Cement grey reads noticeably lighter

Black grey
Chocolate Raspberry
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Nearly identical in tone

Piazza
Chocolate Raspberry
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Piazza is the lighter choice

Humble Yellow
Chocolate Raspberry
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Humble Yellow is the lighter choice

Windmill Lane
Chocolate Raspberry
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Windmill Lane is the lighter choice

Senses
Chocolate Raspberry
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Senses is the lighter choice

Lamp Black
Chocolate Raspberry
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Nearly identical in tone

Washed Linen
Chocolate Raspberry
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Washed Linen is the lighter choice

Tea with Florence
Chocolate Raspberry
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Tea with Florence reads noticeably lighter

Thames Fog
Chocolate Raspberry
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Thames Fog reads noticeably lighter

Ocean Abyss
Chocolate Raspberry
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Nearly identical in tone

Classic Silver
Chocolate Raspberry
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Classic Silver is the lighter choice

Teton Blue
Chocolate Raspberry
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Teton Blue is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Chocolate Raspberry
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 is the lighter choice

RAL 110-1
Chocolate Raspberry
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 is the lighter choice

Paper
Chocolate Raspberry
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper is the lighter choice

Passageway
Chocolate Raspberry
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Passageway reads slightly lighter