Heavenly Cocoa (Behr PWL-88)
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Heavenly Cocoa (Behr PWL-88) is a medium, warm beige from Behr: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Heavenly Cocoa
Four Behr colors picked for Heavenly Cocoa by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Heavenly Cocoa, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Emerging Taupe | SW 6045 | 38 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Flax | 2098-50 | 41.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Glamorous Taupe | 2003-10A | 41 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Taupe Tapestry | 1072-4 | 42 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Heavenly Cocoa (LRV 41 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Heavenly Cocoa
Darker than Heavenly Cocoa
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PWL-88 |
| Hex | #BEA79D |
| RGB | 190, 167, 157 |
| HSL | 18°, 20%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.2, 6.7, 8.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Heavenly Cocoa (Behr PWL-88), published as #BEA79D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Heavenly Cocoa (Behr PWL-88)?
- Heavenly Cocoa has an LRV of 41 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Heavenly Cocoa is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Heavenly Cocoa in another brand?
- Glamorous Taupe (Valspar 2003-10A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Heavenly Cocoa warm or cool?
- Behr lists Heavenly Cocoa as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.