Cocoa Delight (PPG 1078-6)
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Cocoa Delight (PPG 1078-6) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cocoa Delight
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Cocoa Delight by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Cocoa Delight, 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 | Nuthatch | SW 6088 | 19 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Vero Beach Tan | 1085 | 19 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Sweet Georgia Brown | 280F-6 | 18 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mocha Syrup | 3002-9B | 20 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Cocoa Delight (LRV 18) by LRV.
Lighter than Cocoa Delight
Darker than Cocoa Delight
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1078-6 |
| Hex | #8D725A |
| RGB | 141, 114, 90 |
| HSL | 28°, 22%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.0, 7.0, 17.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cocoa Delight (PPG 1078-6), published as #8D725A
#7F6959
#9C7B59
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cocoa Delight (PPG 1078-6)?
- Cocoa Delight has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cocoa Delight is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cocoa Delight in another brand?
- Sweet Georgia Brown (Behr 280F-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cocoa Delight warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cocoa Delight as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.3; 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.