# Dulux Malt Chocolate

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/dulux-malt-chocolate](https://plan-home.com/color/dulux-malt-chocolate)

Dulux Malt Chocolate 80YR 57/070 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable rosy cast that keeps it from reading as plain cream. Its soft red-brown undertone gives the color gentle warmth, while the low saturation makes it feel slightly weathered rather than sugary or peachy. In bright daylight, Malt Chocolate can appear like a pale blush-taupe; under warmer lamps, it settles into a fuller biscuit-beige. It is well suited to bedroom, living room, or hallway walls where a quiet warm neutral is wanted without a yellow undertone. Pair it with chalky white trim, warm oak, natural linen, terracotta ceramics, or deeper mushroom and cocoa accents.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Dulux
- **Color name:** Malt Chocolate
- **Color code:** 80YR 57/070
- **Alternative names:** Expresso Delight 4
- **HEX:** #D1C2B9
- **RGB:** 209, 194, 185
- **LRV:** 57.00%
- **Brightness:** Mid-tone
- **Color families:** Beige, Pink
- **Temperature:** warm
- **Undertones:** red

## Color codes
- **HSV:** Hue: 22° Saturation: 11.48% Value: 81.96%
- **HSL:** hsl(22, 21, 77)
- **CMYK:** Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.18 Yellow: 11.48 Key: 18.04
- **YIQ:** Y: 197.459 I: 11.831 Q: 0.372
- **XYZ:** X: 54.342 Y: 55.643 Z: 53.763
- **CIE Lab:** L:79.41 a:3.738 b:6.422
- **CIE Luv:** L:79.41 u:9.418 v:8.751
- **Decimal:** 13746873
- **Hunter Lab:** 74.594, -0.502, 9.483

## Equivalent and related colors
- [Tikkurila Brexia](https://plan-home.com/color/brexia-x465)
- [Dulux Cracked Clay 1](https://plan-home.com/color/cracked-clay-1)
- [Dulux Milky Tea](https://plan-home.com/color/milky-tea)
- [Dulux Soft Stone](https://plan-home.com/color/soft-stone)
- [Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath](https://plan-home.com/color/elephants-breath)
- [Dulux Natural Taupe 2](https://plan-home.com/color/natural-taupe-2)
- [Tikkurila Empress](https://plan-home.com/color/empress-x477)
- [Farrow and Ball Peignoir](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-peignoir-286)
- [Dulux Artist's Brush](https://plan-home.com/color/artists-brush)
- [Dulux Dusted Cappuccino](https://plan-home.com/color/dusted-cappuccino)
- [Farrow and Ball Scallop](https://plan-home.com/color/scallop-311)
- [Little Greene Dash of Soot](https://plan-home.com/color/little-greene-dash-of-soot-244)
- [Dulux Frayed Hessian 1](https://plan-home.com/color/frayed-hessian-1)
- [Tikkurila Shawl](https://plan-home.com/color/shawl-y467)
- [Dulux Nutmeg Cluster 4](https://plan-home.com/color/nutmeg-cluster-4)
- [Dulux Roman Stone 4](https://plan-home.com/color/roman-stone-4)
- [Little Greene Dorchester Pink](https://plan-home.com/color/little-greene-dorchester-pink-213)
- [Dulux Sultana Spice 4](https://plan-home.com/color/sultana-spice-4)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Dulux Muted Blush](https://plan-home.com/color/muted-blush)
- [Dulux Just Walnut](https://plan-home.com/color/just-walnut)
- [Dulux Rich Praline 5](https://plan-home.com/color/rich-praline-5)
- [Dulux Jasmine Blush](https://plan-home.com/color/jasmine-blush)
- [Dulux Oyster Cove 5](https://plan-home.com/color/oyster-cove-5)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Dulux Expresso Delight 3](https://plan-home.com/color/expresso-delight-3)
- [Dulux Sultana Spice 2](https://plan-home.com/color/sultana-spice-2)
- [Dulux Sultana Spice 3](https://plan-home.com/color/sultana-spice-3)
- [Dulux Cappuccino Candy 2](https://plan-home.com/color/cappuccino-candy-2)
- [Dulux Soft Truffle](https://plan-home.com/color/dulux-soft-truffle-80yr-42-073)

## Complementary colors
- [Dulux Misty Morning](https://plan-home.com/color/misty-morning)
- [Dulux Denim Drift](https://plan-home.com/color/denim-drift)
- [Dulux Steel Symphony 3](https://plan-home.com/color/steel-symphony-3)
- [Dulux Smoke Grey](https://plan-home.com/color/steel-symphony-2-90bg-30073)
- [Dulux Mystic Mauve 6](https://plan-home.com/color/mystic-mauve-6)

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.