Cherry Chocolate vs Obsidian Green
Where Cherry Chocolate belongs to Dulux's range, Obsidian Green is a Little Greene color. Hue-wise, Cherry Chocolate belongs to the pink family and Obsidian Green to the green family. Cherry Chocolate (LRV 8) reflects noticeably more light than Obsidian Green (LRV 1), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Cherry Chocolate runs warm while Obsidian Green is decidedly green, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 28.6, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cherry Chocolate vs Obsidian Green in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Cherry Chocolate and Obsidian Green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Cherry Chocolate reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Cherry Chocolate vs Obsidian Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cherry Chocolate on one side and Obsidian Green on the other.
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.
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