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Cocoon SW 6173
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Cocoon sits at L* 45.4, a* -0.2, b* 10.0. Its hue angle is 91° and its chroma is 10.0, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 53%.
LRV 14.9: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 14.9, Cocoon is lighter than 19% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Cocoon
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Life | 1490 | 1.65 | Very close | |
| Dash of Pepper | 1554 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cabin Fever | 1540 | 2.68 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Cocoon
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwashed Driftwood | 770D-6 | 1.34 | Very close | |
| Toasted Walnut | 720D-6 | 1.72 | Very close | |
| Coconut Husk | 730D-6 | 2.57 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eclipse | SW 6166 | 2.46 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sage Green Light | SW 2851 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Brainstorm Bronze | SW 7033 | 3.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Thunderous | SW 6201 | 3.79 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Limestone | SW 9599 | 3.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Carriage Stone | SW 9614 | 3.88 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- High Tea SW 6159 · lighter, LRV 16.6
- Tiki Hut SW 7509 · lighter, LRV 16.9
- Gauntlet Gray SW 7019 · lighter, LRV 17.4
- Griffin SW 7026 · darker, LRV 13.1
- Limestone SW 9599 · darker, LRV 13.1
- Smokehouse SW 7040 · darker, LRV 13.0
Colors that go with Cocoon
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Cocoon:
- Grecian Ivory SW 7541
- Bunglehouse Gray SW 2845
- Moderne White SW 6168
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Granite Peak SW 6250 · complementary (180°)
- Garret Gray SW 6075 · analogous (−30°)
- Rosemary SW 6187 · analogous (+30°)
- Riverway SW 6222 · triadic (120°)
- Wood Violet SW 6557 · triadic (240°)
Cocoon vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 6.2) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 14.9), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 6.9) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 14.9), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 10.6) is darker (LRV 11.0 vs 14.9), more blue/cool, more muted.