Cocoa Cupcake (PPG 1086-7)
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Cocoa Cupcake (PPG 1086-7) is a deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 21, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cocoa Cupcake
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Cocoa Cupcake 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 Cupcake, 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 | Cardboard | SW 6124 | 22 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Edgewood Rocks | 1056 | 22.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Warm Earth | 290F-6 | 19.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Mocha Syrup | 3002-9B | 20 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Cocoa Cupcake (LRV 21) by LRV.
Lighter than Cocoa Cupcake
Darker than Cocoa Cupcake
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1086-7 |
| Hex | #967859 |
| RGB | 150, 120, 89 |
| HSL | 30°, 26%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.6, 7.3, 21.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cocoa Cupcake (PPG 1086-7), published as #967859
#886F58
#A58158
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cocoa Cupcake (PPG 1086-7)?
- Cocoa Cupcake has an LRV of 21. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cocoa Cupcake is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cocoa Cupcake in another brand?
- Warm Earth (Behr 290F-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Cocoa Cupcake warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cocoa Cupcake as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.5; 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.