Dutch Cocoa (SW 6032)
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Dutch Cocoa (SW 6032) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dutch Cocoa
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dutch Cocoa by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Dutch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Sequoia | 1245 | 16.8 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Bitter Briar | 720B-5 | 19.3 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Sea Lion Brown | 2003-9B | 19 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Oakwood Brown | 1054-6 | 19 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Dutch Cocoa (LRV 18) by LRV.
Lighter than Dutch Cocoa
Darker than Dutch Cocoa
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6032 |
| Hex | #8C706A |
| RGB | 140, 112, 106 |
| HSL | 11°, 14%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.7, 10.1, 7.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dutch Cocoa (SW 6032), published as #8C706A
#7D6768
#9B796A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dutch Cocoa (SW 6032)?
- Dutch Cocoa has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dutch Cocoa is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dutch Cocoa in another brand?
- Oakwood Brown (PPG 1054-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Dutch Cocoa warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dutch Cocoa as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.5; 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.