BROWNS

Chocolate Cupcake

#605647

RGB 96, 86, 71 · HSL 36°, 15%, 33% · CMYK 0, 10, 26, 62

Chocolate Cupcake is #605647 in HEX — rgb(96, 86, 71), hsl(36°, 15%, 33%), cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 62%).

Chocolate Cupcake pulls into the rich end of the browns spectrum — HSL 36°, 15%, 33%. The neutral saturation makes it near-neutral and forgiving, and the hue reads warm. In interior projects it shines on trim, cabinetry, leather goods, wood accents — for warmth and weight. Reads best alongside cream walls, off-white linen, brass, soft black.

Color Codes

HEX#605647

RGB96, 86, 71

HSL36°, 15%, 33%

HSV36°, 26%, 38%

CMYK0, 10, 26, 62

Decimal6313543

CSS RGBrgb(96, 86, 71)

CSS HSLhsl(36, 15%, 33%)

Paint Matches — this color across 16 brands

Behr

Treemoss QE-32

ΔE 0.8 · #5E5445

Hallman-Lindsay

Bad Hair Day 564

ΔE 0.8 · #605547

Vista Paint

Ares Shadow C-206

ΔE 1 · #5E5446

Valspar

Harvest Brown 6009-2

ΔE 1.2 · #605649

Dulux

Forest Retreat S16B8

ΔE 1.3 · #5D5344

PPG

Coffee Bean 1025-7

ΔE 1.6 · #615544

Sherwin-Williams

Suitable Brown SW7054

ΔE 1.7 · #645A4B

Benjamin Moore

Marshlands CC-512

ΔE 2.1 · #665A4B

RAL

Pearl Beige 1035

ΔE 3.5 · #6A5D4D

Colorhouse

Clay .06 Clay-06

ΔE 4.1 · #675544

Dunn-Edwards

Wild Mustang DEA161

ΔE 4.4 · #695649

IKEA

IKEA138 138

ΔE 4.5 · #645850

Farrow & Ball

Salon Drab 290

ΔE 6.4 · #726454

Kobra

Green 37

ΔE 6.6 · #515545

Kilz

Muddy Paws LL120

ΔE 6.7 · #6B625A

Dutch Boy

Ashton Grey VS-9303

ΔE 7.7 · #66665A

Light Reflectance & Undertone

Light Reflectance Value (LRV)

10/100

Dark

0 · DarkLight · 100

Soaks up light and feels moody and intimate. Great for studies, dining rooms and accent walls; pair with ample lighting.

Undertone

TemperatureWarm MasstoneOrange UndertoneYellow

Reads as a warm orange with a yellow undertone showing through, especially in daylight. Pair trim and adjacent colours to either calm or amplify that undertone.

Color Theory

Complementary

#605647

#485261

Analogous

#614A48

#605647

#5E6148

Triadic

#605647

#486157

#574861

Split-Complementary

#605647

#485E61

#4A4861

Tetradic

#605647

#48614A

#485261

#61485E

Monochromatic

#0F0D0B

#352F27

#605647

#8D7E68

#AFA392

Rectangle

#605647

#526148

#485261

#574861

Compound

#605647

#5E6148

#485261

#4A4861

Variations

Lighter

#887A65

#A69B8B

#C9C4BD

Darker

#4E4539

#363027

#201C16

Saturation

#585550

#615748

#855E24

Interior Use

Best Rooms

living rooms, libraries, dens

Best Uses

trim, cabinetry, leather goods, wood accents

Pairs With

cream walls, off-white linen, brass, soft black

Accessibility (WCAG)

vs White

7.19:1

AAA

vs Black

2.92:1

Fail

Deuteranopia

#605647

#5C5847

Original → Simulated

Protanopia

#605647

#585849

Original → Simulated

Tritanopia

#605647

#615456

Original → Simulated

Color Psychology

Grounded · Earthy

Chocolate Cupcake grounds a scheme — it gives the eye a place to rest and frames brighter colors around it. Use it on trim, cabinetry, leather goods, and structural wood elements; for walls it works in libraries and dens that want gravity.

SymbolismStability, comfort, tradition

PersonalityReliable, warm, considered

earthywarmlibrarytrimcabinetrygrounded

How it looks under different light

#876D50

Warm Bulb 2700K

Incandescent / soft white LED — pulls colour toward yellow/amber.

#605647

Daylight 5500K

Midday natural light or daylight-spec LED — closest to the paint chip.

#757275

Cool Bulb 6500K

Cool white LED / overcast daylight — pulls colour toward blue.

Pairs With

#EBEBEA

Trim

Matched off-white

Same hue at 92% lightness — trim reads coordinated, not stark.

#F7F7F7

Ceiling

Whisper tint

Near-white with a hint of the hero's undertone — ceiling feels intentional.

#364459

Accent

Complementary punch

Hue +180°, slightly muted for paint vs. screen — use on a door, frame, or single piece.

#574738

Floor

Walnut neutral

Warm mid-brown grounds the scheme regardless of hero hue.

Paint Info

Brand · Product Line

Benjamin Moore / Regal Select Interior

Recommended Finishes

Eggshell (walls) · Pearl (trim) · Matte (ceiling)

Eggshell hides imperfections on main walls while keeping the color rich; pearl on trim adds subtle sheen and easier cleaning; flat matte on ceilings prevents glare.

Best Surfaces

Primary walls · Cabinetry · Doors · Mouldings

Coverage & Dry Time

Typical coverage 350-400 sq ft per gallon over a primed surface.

Touch-dry in ~1 hour. Recoat after 4 hours. Full cure 7-14 days.

Primer

Standard primer is adequate.

Application Tip

Use a 9" microfiber roller on walls and a 2.5" angled sash brush for trim cuts. Two coats minimum for even depth.

Paint Calculator

Wall area (m²)

Coats

Coverage (m² / L)

You'll need

4.0 litres

1.06 US gallons · room for one touch-up coat. Buy slightly more to ensure single-batch match.

Code Snippets

CSS — color

color: #605647;

CSS — background

background-color: #605647;

CSS Variable

--color-chocolate-cupcake: #605647;

Tailwind v3 — config

colors: { 'chocolate-cupcake': '#605647' }

Tailwind — arbitrary

bg-[#605647] text-[#605647]

SCSS

$chocolate-cupcake: #605647;

Similar Colors

Marshlands

#65594A · ΔE 1.7

Char Brown

#5A4F40 · ΔE 2.9

Durango

#645D4E · ΔE 3.0

Dixon Brown

#695A4C · ΔE 3.2

Aegean Olive

#5D594C · ΔE 3.2

Clinton Brown

#65554A · ΔE 3.6

Mustang

#68574A · ΔE 3.6

Middlebury Brown

#69594D · ΔE 3.7

Built by DSGN.HOUSE Updated 2026

Our color tools run on our own catalogue of 26,000+ real paint colors across 16 brands — Benjamin Moore, Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Dulux, RAL and more — with the color math (HSL and CIELAB matching) computed in-house, not scraped from summaries. Every color you pick maps to a real, buyable paint with its code, so what you see here you can actually take to the store. We review and update these tools and their data regularly.

Created by Denis Kataev, founder of DSGN.HOUSE — a software engineer and digital entrepreneur building professional color-design tools for everyone.

Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #605647?

#605647 is Chocolate Cupcake, a deep brown with a warm undertone.

Is #605647 warm or cool?

Chocolate Cupcake reads warm, which influences how it interacts with surrounding tones and natural light.

What rooms work best with Chocolate Cupcake?

Chocolate Cupcake works well in living rooms, libraries, dens. Designers typically use it for trim, cabinetry, leather goods, wood accents.

What colors pair well with Chocolate Cupcake?

Chocolate Cupcake pairs naturally with cream walls, off-white linen, brass, soft black. Its complementary color is also a strong contrast option for accents.

Where can I download Chocolate Cupcake?

You can download Chocolate Cupcake on DSGN.HOUSE in 15 designer formats including CSS gradient, Figma, Procreate swatches, Tailwind config, Adobe ASE, SVG, and 4K wallpapers — all free.

What's the hex code for Chocolate Cupcake?

The hex code is #605647. In RGB it's 96, 86, 71, and in HSL it's 36°, 15%, 33%.

← All colors