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Cocoa Butter 1023
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Cocoa Butter sits at L* 87.9, a* 1.2, b* 7.6. Its hue angle is 81° and its chroma is 7.7, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 43%.
LRV 70.7: very light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 70.7, Cocoa Butter is lighter than 79% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reflects most light. Works in dim rooms, north-facing spaces, ceilings and trim; can look stark in strong southern light.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Cocoa Butter
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divine White | SW 6105 | 0.91 | Practically identical | |
| Bauhaus Buff | SW 7552 | 1.00 | Very close | |
| Pacer White | SW 6098 | 1.05 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Cocoa Butter
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscan Beige | PWN-62 | 0.55 | Practically identical | |
| Cinnamon Cake | W-F-220 | 0.69 | Practically identical | |
| Oyster | W-B-720 | 0.79 | Practically identical |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peau de Soie | AF-60 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Ionic Column | 1016 | 0.62 | Practically identical | |
| Ice Breaker | CC-428 | 0.62 | Practically identical | |
| First Crush | CSP-310 | 1.09 | Very close | |
| Sonnet | AF-55 | 1.24 | Very close | |
| Bride-To-Be | 1009 | 1.63 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Crème Caramel 910 · lighter, LRV 73.3
- Crème Caramel OC-84 · lighter, LRV 73.3
- French Canvas 1514 · lighter, LRV 74.0
- Tapestry Beige 975 · darker, LRV 66.0
- Tapestry Beige OC-32 · darker, LRV 66.0
- Thornton Sage 464 · darker, LRV 66.3
Colors that go with Cocoa Butter
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- White Satin 2067-70 · complementary (180°)
- Sugarcane 1185 · analogous (−30°)
- Morning Dew OC-140 · analogous (+30°)
- Ewing Blue CW-585 · triadic (120°)
- Sugarplum 1394 · triadic (240°)
Cocoa Butter vs popular colors
- Shoji White (Sherwin-Williams SW 7042, ΔE 1.6) is lighter (LRV 74.3 vs 70.7).
- Natural Linen (Sherwin-Williams SW 9109, ΔE 2.2) is darker (LRV 66.3 vs 70.7), more yellow/warm.
- Pale Oak (Benjamin Moore OC-20, ΔE 2.9) is darker (LRV 68.6 vs 70.7), more blue/cool, more green.