Cocoon
Cocoon is a Yellow paint color from Sherwin-Williams, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
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14.85
Cocoon's Color Strip
Cocoon is the sixth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Hardware and Muddled Basil. The strip spans from Sedate Gray at the lightest end to Muddled Basil at the deepest. As part of strip 211, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Cocoon in Rooms
Follow Cocoon from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Dining Room Photo
Cocoon (6173) moves through 1 dining room image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Cocoon paint in a rustic modern dining room
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1 Bedroom Photo
The slower pace of morning and night can draw different notes from Cocoon (6173). The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A industrial bedroom painted in Cocoon
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1 Bathroom Photo
Cocoon (6173) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under window light, mirrors and focused task lighting.
Cocoon — industrial bathroom
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1 Mudroom Photo
Against flooring, storage, timber, baskets and hardware, Cocoon (6173) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 14.8, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Cocoon paint in a small mudroom
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1 Kitchen Photo
Cocoon (6173) moves through 1 kitchen image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Cocoon — classy kitchen
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1 House Photo
1 house image trace Cocoon (6173) through the façade’s movement through sun, shade and season. Its place within Global Garden hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Cocoon color — aesthetic house inspiration
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1 Patio Photo
Cocoon (6173) can change noticeably under direct sun, reflected daylight and deep exterior shade. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
rustic modern patio featuring Cocoon by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Living Room Photo
1 living room image trace Cocoon (6173) through the room’s shift from daytime energy to evening calm. Its place within Global Garden hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
A elegant living room painted in Cocoon
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1 Home Office Photo
These 1 home office image show how Cocoon (6173) can sit beside wood, paper, shelving and upholstered seating. The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A art deco home office painted in Cocoon
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1 Front Door Photo
In a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression, the most interesting quality of Cocoon (6173) may be the way it responds to hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim. The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Cocoon — modern luxury front door
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Expert Perspectives
Articles and features from across our network of home and design sites.
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 74 vs 15, Moderne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Grecian Ivory reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 15), opening up a space where Cocoon encloses it.
Bunglehouse Gray reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 15), opening up a space where Cocoon encloses it.
Trim Color
At LRV 74 vs 15, Moderne White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 15 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (15 vs 7) makes Cocoon the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 69 vs 15, Starry Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Soulful Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dusty Heather reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 15), opening up a space where Cocoon encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (15 vs 3) makes Cocoon the marginally brighter of the two.
Lavender Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 15), opening up a space where Cocoon encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Settlement reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Solitary Slate reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Cocoon reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cocoon reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cocoon reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cocoon reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Wrapped in the warmth of honey and amber with earthy undertones, this deep muted yellow evokes the coziness of a dimly lit study lined with leather-bound books. Perfect for creating an intimate, grounded atmosphere in libraries, dens, or accent walls that whisper rather than shout.