Bitter Chocolate 2 vs Hot Paprika 1

Bitter Chocolate 2 and Hot Paprika 1 are both Dulux reds. The gap between them is ΔE 1.6 — “near-identical”. Bitter Chocolate 2 is the lighter of the two. Both cost about £14.40 per litre.

	Bitter Chocolate 2	Hot Paprika 1
Hex	#5E3B34	#5A3732
Lightness (L*)	29	27
Price / litre	£14.40	£14.40

Looking across brands instead? See Bitter Chocolate 2’s cross-brand matches and cheaper alternatives, or Hot Paprika 1’s.