Match Bitter Chocolate 4

Dulux Bitter Chocolate 4 is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 47. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Bitter Chocolate 4
Dulux
Bitter Chocolate 4
50YR 47/057#BEB1ABLRV 47Warm

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Bitter Chocolate 4
Bitter Chocolate 4
Temperate Taupe
Temperate Taupe
Bitter Chocolate 4 vs Temperate Taupe
Dulux
Bitter Chocolate 4
50YR 47/057 · LRV 47
Sherwin-Williams
Temperate Taupe
6037 · LRV 45

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.7Imperceptible
Bitter Chocolate 4
Bitter Chocolate 4
Dove Tale
Dove Tale
Bitter Chocolate 4 vs Dove Tale
Dulux
Bitter Chocolate 4
50YR 47/057 · LRV 47
Farrow & Ball
Dove Tale
267 · LRV 45

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Bitter Chocolate 4
Bitter Chocolate 4
Lavender Touch
Lavender Touch
Bitter Chocolate 4 vs Lavender Touch
Dulux
Bitter Chocolate 4
50YR 47/057 · LRV 47
Jotun
Lavender Touch
20186 · LRV 46

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.6Subtle
Sandlot Gray
Sandlot Gray
Bitter Chocolate 4
Bitter Chocolate 4
Sandlot Gray vs Bitter Chocolate 4
Benjamin Moore
Sandlot Gray
2107-50 · LRV 44
Dulux
Bitter Chocolate 4
50YR 47/057 · LRV 47

A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Bitter Chocolate 4 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Bitter Chocolate 4
Bitter Chocolate 4
City Street
City Street
Bitter Chocolate 4 vs City Street
Dulux
Bitter Chocolate 4
50YR 47/057 · LRV 47
PPG
City Street
PPG1018-3 · LRV 45

With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
Bitter Chocolate 4
Warm Truffle
Bitter Chocolate 4
Warm Truffle
Dulux
Bitter Chocolate 4
50YR 47/057 · LRV 47
Dulux
Warm Truffle
10YY 46/041 · LRV 46

With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Bitter Chocolate 4
Bitter Chocolate 4
Deco Grey 1927
Bitter Chocolate 4 vs Deco Grey 1927
Dulux
Bitter Chocolate 4
50YR 47/057 · LRV 47
Tikkurila
Deco Grey 1927
Deco Grey 1927 · LRV 43

A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Bitter Chocolate 4 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Putty
Putty
Bitter Chocolate 4
Bitter Chocolate 4
Putty vs Bitter Chocolate 4
Cloverdale Paint
Putty
CA073 · LRV 44
Dulux
Bitter Chocolate 4
50YR 47/057 · LRV 47

A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Bitter Chocolate 4 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Bitter Chocolate 4
Bitter Chocolate 4
Silk Grey
Silk Grey
Bitter Chocolate 4 vs Silk Grey
Dulux
Bitter Chocolate 4
50YR 47/057 · LRV 47
RAL ClassicClassic
Silk Grey
RAL 7044 · LRV 47

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
Bitter Chocolate 4
Light Peachblossom
Bitter Chocolate 4
Light Peachblossom
Dulux
Bitter Chocolate 4
50YR 47/057 · LRV 47

At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.0Noticeable
Greige
Greige
Bitter Chocolate 4
Bitter Chocolate 4
Greige vs Bitter Chocolate 4
Behr
Greige
PPU24-11 · LRV 46
Dulux
Bitter Chocolate 4
50YR 47/057 · LRV 47

With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.0Noticeable
Bitter Chocolate 4
Bitter Chocolate 4
RAL 840-3
RAL 840-3
Bitter Chocolate 4 vs RAL 840-3
Dulux
Bitter Chocolate 4
50YR 47/057 · LRV 47
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 840-3
RAL 840-3 · LRV 46

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.7Noticeable
Bitter Chocolate 4
Bitter Chocolate 4
Ganymede
Bitter Chocolate 4 vs Ganymede
Dulux
Bitter Chocolate 4
50YR 47/057 · LRV 47
Valspar
Ganymede
8006-12C · LRV 46

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.8Noticeable
Bitter Chocolate 4
Bitter Chocolate 4
S 3000-N
S 3000-N
Bitter Chocolate 4 vs S 3000-N
Dulux
Bitter Chocolate 4
50YR 47/057 · LRV 47
NCS
S 3000-N
S 3000-N · LRV 44

Bitter Chocolate 4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.2Noticeable