Benjamin Moore Color Stories® Collection Browns
Chocolate Velvet
A deep, muted greige. Tinted at the counter in the Benjamin Moore lines below, while you wait.
On the wall at Raintree: Color Stories, top row, second panel from the left
Reading
LRV is how much light a color reflects, from 0 for black to 100 for pure white.
At LRV 20 it absorbs roughly three-quarters of the light that falls on it.
Aura Interior and Regal Select Interior are the lines we would use indoors. This is an interior-only color.
It works across a whole room with good south-facing windows, and as a single wall, a cabinet body or an accent anywhere else.
Matte or eggshell on walls — at this depth eggshell handles scuffs and touch-ups better than matte. Soft gloss on doors.
Master Color Index
- Code
- CSP-235
- Collection
- Color Stories® Collection
- Family
- Browns
- LRV (official)
- 20
- Exterior
- Interior only
- Tints in
- Every Benjamin Moore interior line we carry
Also known as
No alias codes. CSP-235 publishes in the Color Stories® Collection only.
Works on
- — Interior doors
- — Accent walls
- — Cabinet uppers or lowers
On the wall
Get it mixed
Every line below tints to CSP-235. Pick the one that matches the surface.
Tap a line for a quote in Chocolate Velvet.
- Aura InteriorInterior wallsMatteChoose
- Regal Select InteriorWallsMatte or eggshellChoose
- AdvanceCabinets, doors, trimSatin or semi-glossChoose
- Ultra Spec 500Rentals and volume workMatte or eggshellChoose
Benjamin Moore lists CSP-235 as an interior color, so only the interior lines are listed. Tinted while you wait at the counter. Ask for a quote and we’ll call back with the price and have it mixed for pickup; sample pints are mixed the same way.
Neighbors
Two steps lighter, two steps darker, and the one it gets confused with. Ranked by measured color distance.
- Beachcomber993LRV 19The closest color in the catalog by measured distance. One point darker at about the same warmth.
Questions
Will it look like this on my wall?
Not exactly. Screens vary and paint shifts with the light in the room. Pick up a sample before you commit to a wall — put it up for a full day so you see it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons get tinted.
Is it approved for my HOA?
That depends on your community, not on the color alone. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how Chocolate Velvet compares. Committees approve colors, not brands, so a Benjamin Moore can is fine as long as the color matches the approved sheet.
Which line for a west-facing exterior?
CSP-235 is an interior-only color, so we would not put it on a west wall in any line. Bring a photo of the wall to the counter and we will find the closest color that is rated for exterior use.
Can you match it in another brand?
We tint Benjamin Moore. CSP-235 is a native Benjamin Moore formula, so there is nothing to approximate here — it comes out of the machine as published. If you have a Dunn‑Edwards code, Benjamin Moore already has that formula too. For a chip or a lid with no code, bring it in and we will read it and tell you how close we can get.