Cocoa Cream (PPG 1079-3)
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Cocoa Cream (PPG 1079-3) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cocoa Cream
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Cocoa Cream by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Cream, 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 | Lightweight Beige | SW 6092 | 59 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | White Oaks | 1080 | 62.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Loft Light | MQ3-09 | 60.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | New Penny | 3001-8B | 61 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Cocoa Cream (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Cocoa Cream
Darker than Cocoa Cream
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1079-3 |
| Hex | #DBC8B6 |
| RGB | 219, 200, 182 |
| HSL | 29°, 34%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.7, 3.7, 11.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cocoa Cream (PPG 1079-3), published as #DBC8B6
#CABEB4
#ECD2B6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cocoa Cream (PPG 1079-3)?
- Cocoa Cream has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cocoa Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cocoa Cream in another brand?
- New Penny (Valspar 3001-8B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cocoa Cream warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cocoa Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.4; 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.