Hot Cocoa (SW 6047)
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Hot Cocoa (SW 6047) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hot Cocoa
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Hot 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 Hot 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 | Cowboy Boots | 1015 | 14.9 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Secret Journal | MQ1-57 | 13.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | November Foliage | 2001-9A | 12 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Suede Leather | 1072-6 | 16 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Hot Cocoa (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Hot Cocoa
Darker than Hot Cocoa
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6047 |
| Hex | #806257 |
| RGB | 128, 98, 87 |
| HSL | 16°, 19%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.3, 10.4, 10.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hot Cocoa (SW 6047), published as #806257
#725956
#8F6B57
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hot Cocoa (SW 6047)?
- Hot Cocoa has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hot Cocoa is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Hot Cocoa in another brand?
- Secret Journal (Behr MQ1-57) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Hot Cocoa warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Hot Cocoa as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.9; 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.