Cocoa Sand (BM 1122)
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Cocoa Sand (BM 1122) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 56.1, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cocoa Sand
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cocoa Sand by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Cocoa Sand, 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 | Tres Naturale | SW 9101 | 59 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Plateau | PPU4-08 | 57.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Holmes Cream | 3004-10B | 60 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | My Love | 1081-3 | 59 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Cocoa Sand (LRV 56.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Cocoa Sand
Darker than Cocoa Sand
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1122 |
| Hex | #DAC5AC |
| RGB | 218, 197, 172 |
| HSL | 33°, 38%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.6, 3.4, 15.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cocoa Sand (BM 1122), published as #DAC5AC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cocoa Sand (BM 1122)?
- Cocoa Sand has an LRV of 56.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cocoa Sand is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Cocoa Sand in another brand?
- Tres Naturale (SW 9101) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cocoa Sand warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cocoa Sand as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.