Cocoon (SW 6173)
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Cocoon (SW 6173) is a very deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cocoon
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cocoon by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Cocoon, 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 | Country Life | 1490 | 15.7 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Sandwashed Driftwood | 770D-6 | 14.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Olive Sawdust | 6007-2C | 16 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | King's Court | 1032-6 | 15 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Cocoon (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Cocoon
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6173 |
| Hex | #726B5B |
| RGB | 114, 107, 91 |
| HSL | 42°, 11%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.4, -0.2, 10.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cocoon (SW 6173), published as #726B5B
#63625A
#81745B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cocoon (SW 6173)?
- Cocoon has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cocoon is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cocoon in another brand?
- Sandwashed Driftwood (Behr 770D-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Cocoon warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cocoon as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.0; 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.