Dulux Bitter Chocolate 1 / Cherry Truffle / 18YR 05/072
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- Bitter Chocolate 1 for living room (4 photos)
- Dulux Bitter Chocolate 1 reviews (3 photos)
- What are Dulux Bitter Chocolate 1 undertones?
- Is Bitter Chocolate 1 18YR 05/072 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Bitter Chocolate 1
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Bitter Chocolate 1 18YR 05/072
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Bitter Chocolate 1 18YR 05/072 |
| Code: | 18YR 05/072 |
| Name: | Bitter Chocolate 1 |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Bitter Chocolate 1?
Dulux Bitter Chocolate 1 18YR 05/072 is a very deep, muted brown with a subtle red-brown cast visible beneath its near-black depth. In bright natural light, Bitter Chocolate 1 reads as an earthy dark brown, while lower light makes it appear more shadowy and restrained. It gives cabinetry, interior doors, or a fireplace surround a grounded presence without the starkness of pure black. On walls, it is best used in rooms with good daylight or as a single accent surface. Pair this color with soft off-whites, warm stone, muted clay tones, and oak or walnut timber to bring out its warmth.
Bitter Chocolate 1 for living room (4 photos)
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Dulux Bitter Chocolate 1 reviews (3 photos)
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What are Dulux Bitter Chocolate 1 undertones?
Bitter Chocolate 1 is a deep, very muted dark brown. The HEX sample has a subtle red bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear red. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
69, 52, 50
Is Dulux Bitter Chocolate 1 cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 6°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
18YR 05/072 Bitter Chocolate 1 HSL code: 6, 16%, 23%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Bitter Chocolate 1
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Bitter Chocolate 1:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
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Bitter Chocolate 1
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Bitter Chocolate 1 with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 186, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.
LRV of Bitter Chocolate 1
Bitter Chocolate 1 has an LRV of 6% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 6%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #453432 |
| RGB Decimal | 69, 52, 50 |
| RGB Percent | 27.06%, 20.39%, 19.61% |
| HSV | Hue: 6° Saturation: 27.54% Value: 27.06% |
| HSL | hsl(6, 16, 23) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 24.64 Yellow: 27.54 Key: 72.94 |
| YIQ | Y: 56.855 I: 10.773 Q: 2.974 |
| XYZ | X: 4.258 Y: 3.952 Z: 3.555 |
| CIE Lab | L:23.511 a:7.273 b:4.198 |
| CIE Luv | L:23.511 u:9.69 v:3.358 |
| Decimal | 4535346 |
| Hunter Lab | 19.879, 3.446, 3.311 |
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