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Cocoa Sand 1122
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Cocoa Sand sits at L* 80.6, a* 3.4, b* 15.2. Its hue angle is 77° and its chroma is 15.6, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 63%.
LRV 56.1: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 56.1, Cocoa Sand is lighter than 61% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Cocoa Sand
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tres Naturale | SW 9101 | 0.61 | Practically identical | |
| Colony Buff | SW 7723 | 0.88 | Practically identical | |
| Fresco Cream | SW 7719 | 1.09 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Cocoa Sand
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plateau | PPU4-8 | 0.77 | Practically identical | |
| Plateau | PPU4-08 | 0.77 | Practically identical | |
| Lentil | N270-2 | 0.83 | Practically identical |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Beige | 1128 | 0.53 | Practically identical | |
| King Arthur's Court | 1081 | 1.76 | Very close | |
| Sandpiper Beige | CC-368 | 1.76 | Very close | |
| Alpaca | 1074 | 1.95 | Very close | |
| Havana Tan | 1121 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Arizona Tan | 2162-50 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Powell Buff HC-35 · lighter, LRV 59.4
- Natural Linen 966 · lighter, LRV 59.8
- Natural Linen CC-90 · lighter, LRV 59.8
- Crossroads 1226 · darker, LRV 54.0
- Sandy Brown 1046 · darker, LRV 52.3
- Sandy Brown CC-150 · darker, LRV 52.3
Colors that go with Cocoa Sand
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Windmill Wings 2067-60 · complementary (180°)
- Sweet Romance 1192 · analogous (−30°)
- Harbor Town 493 · analogous (+30°)
- Waterfall 2050-50 · triadic (120°)
- Grape Ice 1395 · triadic (240°)
Cocoa Sand vs popular colors
- Accessible Beige (Sherwin-Williams SW 7036, ΔE 4.9) is lighter (LRV 57.7 vs 56.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural Linen (Sherwin-Williams SW 9109, ΔE 5.2) is lighter (LRV 66.3 vs 56.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Muslin (Benjamin Moore OC-12, ΔE 5.6) is lighter (LRV 66.5 vs 56.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.