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Cocoa Whip SW 9084
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Cocoa Whip sits at L* 60.2, a* 4.1, b* 11.0. Its hue angle is 70° and its chroma is 11.7, so it leans orange 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 49%.
LRV 28.3: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 28.3, Cocoa Whip is lighter than 36% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Cocoa Whip
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ticonderoga Taupe | 992 | 0.68 | Practically identical | |
| Cabot Trail | 998 | 1.23 | Very close | |
| Weimaraner | AF-155 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Cocoa Whip
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokey Tan | BXC-49 | 0.77 | Practically identical | |
| Antique Leather | UL140-6 | 0.97 | Practically identical | |
| Farmyard | ECC-58-1 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Dock | SW 7502 | 0.95 | Practically identical | |
| Moth Wing | SW 9174 | 1.35 | Very close | |
| Tavern Taupe | SW 7508 | 1.46 | Very close | |
| Sycamore Tan | SW 2855 | 1.46 | Very close | |
| Utaupeia | SW 9088 | 1.96 | Very close | |
| Woodbridge | SW 9618 | 2.08 | 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.
- Colonial Revival Stone SW 2827 · lighter, LRV 30.8
- Craftsman Brown SW 2835 · lighter, LRV 31.0
- Green Earth SW 7748 · lighter, LRV 31.1
- Curio Gray SW 0024 · darker, LRV 26.0
- Sawdust SW 6158 · darker, LRV 26.0
- Dovetail SW 7018 · darker, LRV 25.8
Colors that go with Cocoa Whip
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Cocoa Whip:
- Realist Beige SW 6078
- Roycroft Pewter SW 2848
- Everyday White SW 6077
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Poolhouse SW 7603 · complementary (180°)
- Cocoa Berry SW 9078 · analogous (−30°)
- Canal Street SW 9523 · analogous (+30°)
- Peacock Plume SW 0020 · triadic (120°)
- Berry Cream SW 9075 · triadic (240°)
Cocoa Whip vs popular colors
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 3.9) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 28.3), more yellow/warm, more green.
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 7.7) is lighter (LRV 37.0 vs 28.3), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 9.4) is lighter (LRV 38.7 vs 28.3), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.