Bitter Chocolate 4

Traditional · Living Room · Curation score 96/100

Anchored by Bitter Chocolate 4 on the walls, with Parchment trim and a Saddle Brown accent — a 50 / 30 / 20 split.

Made for

• Room: Living Room
• Period: Georgian · Victorian · Edwardian
• Lighting: Mixed daylight + warm lamps
• Mood: Considered, layered
• Temperature: Warm-leaning
• Average LRV: 58

Why this works

• LRV spread (7.4 → 82.1): 74.7-point range across 5 colours — proper architectural contrast.
• Warmth balance (5 warm · 0 cool): Built around warm tones with no cool ballast.
• Undertone harmony (Aligned): 5 of 5 carry a warm inflection — they speak the same language.

What each colour does

Wall — Bitter Chocolate 4 (Dulux, LRV 45.3, warm brown undertone). The main hero of the scheme — fills your largest surface.

Companion — Rum Caramel 6 (Dulux, LRV 82.1, warm brown undertone). Use on the wall in a hallway or adjacent room for a continuous scheme, or as a second wall colour in the same room.

Accent — Saddle Brown (Dulux, LRV 7.4, warm orange undertone). For smaller surfaces — doors, alcoves, picture rails, a feature joinery piece.

Trim — Parchment (Craig & Rose, LRV 76, warm yellow undertone). Skirting, architraves, frames. Usually pale, lets the main colours breathe.

Ceiling — Peach Melba (Benjamin Moore 078, LRV 77.17, warm orange undertone). Recommended ceiling colour for this scheme.

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