BITTER CHOCOLATE 3 is a mid-tone brown from Dulux, hex #7F6359. Its light reflectance value is 14.2, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #7F6359
- RGB
- 127, 99, 89
- HSL
- 16°, 18%, 42%
- CMYK
- 0, 22, 30, 50
- LRV
- 14.2
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to BITTER CHOCOLATE 3 are 50YR 16127 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Amazon Mist 0136 by Colourtrend (good match) and Cowboy Boots 1015 by Benjamin Moore (good match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Dulux BITTER CHOCOLATE 3
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Dulux's BITTER CHOCOLATE 3, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux BITTER CHOCOLATE 3
Colourtrend has 4 equivalents to Dulux's BITTER CHOCOLATE 3, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux BITTER CHOCOLATE 3
Benjamin Moore has 3 equivalents to Dulux's BITTER CHOCOLATE 3, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux BITTER CHOCOLATE 3
Johnstone's has 1 equivalent to Dulux's BITTER CHOCOLATE 3, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Closest Fleetwood paints to Dulux BITTER CHOCOLATE 3
Fleetwood has no true equivalent to Dulux's BITTER CHOCOLATE 3. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux BITTER CHOCOLATE 3
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Dulux's BITTER CHOCOLATE 3. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux BITTER CHOCOLATE 3
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Dulux's BITTER CHOCOLATE 3. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux BITTER CHOCOLATE 3
Crown has nothing close to Dulux's BITTER CHOCOLATE 3. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux BITTER CHOCOLATE 3
Ronseal has nothing close to Dulux's BITTER CHOCOLATE 3. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux BITTER CHOCOLATE 3
Curator has nothing close to Dulux's BITTER CHOCOLATE 3. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux BITTER CHOCOLATE 3
Acres Hall has nothing close to Dulux's BITTER CHOCOLATE 3. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux BITTER CHOCOLATE 3
Little Greene has nothing close to Dulux's BITTER CHOCOLATE 3. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux BITTER CHOCOLATE 3
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's BITTER CHOCOLATE 3. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux BITTER CHOCOLATE 3
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Dulux's BITTER CHOCOLATE 3. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux BITTER CHOCOLATE 3
Lick has nothing close to Dulux's BITTER CHOCOLATE 3. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Browns
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of BITTER CHOCOLATE 3 on it, so some of them look quite different.
BITTER CHOCOLATE 3 is the 377th of 693 browns Swatcher knows about.