Match Cocoa Sand

Benjamin Moore Cocoa Sand is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 56. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Cocoa Sand
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Cocoa Sand
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Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Adobe Beige
Cocoa Sand
Cocoa Sand
Adobe Beige vs Cocoa Sand
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Adobe Beige
1128 · LRV 55
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Cocoa Sand
1122 · LRV 56

With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.6 — Imperceptible
Cocoa Sand
Cocoa Sand
Tres Naturale
Cocoa Sand vs Tres Naturale
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Cocoa Sand
1122 · LRV 56
Sherwin-Williams
Tres Naturale
9101 · LRV 59

A 3-point LRV gap (59 vs 56) makes Tres Naturale the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.9 — Imperceptible
Cocoa Sand
Cocoa Sand
Garden Country
Garden Country
Cocoa Sand vs Garden Country
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Cocoa Sand
1122 · LRV 56
Cloverdale Paint
Garden Country
0279 · LRV 58

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4 — Subtle
Cocoa Sand
Cocoa Sand
Hammock
Hammock
Cocoa Sand vs Hammock
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Cocoa Sand
1122 · LRV 56
Little Greene
Hammock
38 · LRV 60

A 4-point LRV gap (60 vs 56) makes Hammock the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8 — Subtle
Cocoa Sand
Cocoa Sand
Oxford Stone
Oxford Stone
Cocoa Sand vs Oxford Stone
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Cocoa Sand
1122 · LRV 56
Farrow & Ball
Oxford Stone
264 · LRV 56

With LRVs of 56 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9 — Subtle
Cocoa Sand
Cocoa Sand
Chai
Cocoa Sand vs Chai
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Cocoa Sand
1122 · LRV 56
Tikkurila
Chai
H459 · LRV 60

A 4-point LRV gap (60 vs 56) makes Chai the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3 — Subtle
Cocoa Sand
Cocoa Sand
Trench Coat
Cocoa Sand vs Trench Coat
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Cocoa Sand
1122 · LRV 56

Trench Coat reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6 — Subtle
Cocoa Sand
Cocoa Sand
Armadillo
Cocoa Sand vs Armadillo
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Cocoa Sand
1122 · LRV 56
PPG
Armadillo
PPG14-17 · LRV 58

With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7 — Subtle
Cocoa Sand
Cocoa Sand
Humble Yellow
Humble Yellow
Cocoa Sand vs Humble Yellow
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Cocoa Sand
1122 · LRV 56
Jotun
Humble Yellow
11173 · LRV 57

With LRVs of 57 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9 — Subtle
Buff Tone
Cocoa Sand
Cocoa Sand
Buff Tone vs Cocoa Sand
Behr
Buff Tone
S230-1 · LRV 66
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Cocoa Sand
1122 · LRV 56

A 10-point LRV gap (66 vs 56) makes Buff Tone the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.5 — Noticeable
Cocoa Sand
Cocoa Sand
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6
Cocoa Sand vs RAL 140-6
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Cocoa Sand
1122 · LRV 56
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

A 10-point LRV gap (66 vs 56) makes RAL 140-6 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.7 — Noticeable
Cocoa Sand
Cocoa Sand
Light ivory
Light ivory
Cocoa Sand vs Light ivory
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Cocoa Sand
1122 · LRV 56
RAL ClassicClassic
Light ivory
RAL 1015 · LRV 68

Light ivory reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.9 — Noticeable
Cocoa Sand
Cocoa Sand
Alpaca Mittens
Alpaca Mittens
Cocoa Sand vs Alpaca Mittens
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Cocoa Sand
1122 · LRV 56
Valspar
Alpaca Mittens
T534 · LRV 56

With LRVs of 56 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.1 — Noticeable
Cocoa Sand
Cocoa Sand
S 2005-Y40R
S 2005-Y40R
Cocoa Sand vs S 2005-Y40R
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Cocoa Sand
1122 · LRV 56
NCS
S 2005-Y40R
S 2005-Y40R · LRV 53

A 3-point LRV gap (56 vs 53) makes Cocoa Sand the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.8 — Noticeable