Cocoa Berry (SW 9078)
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Cocoa Berry (SW 9078) is a deep, warm pink from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 27, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cocoa Berry
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cocoa Berry by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, 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 Cocoa Berry, 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 | Barberry | 1244 | 27.7 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Pink Granite | BNC-11 | 26.7 | 2.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Irish Tea | 1004-9C | 26 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tanglewood | 1073-5 | 29 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams pink colors nearest to Cocoa Berry (LRV 27) by LRV.
Lighter than Cocoa Berry
Darker than Cocoa Berry
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9078 |
| Hex | #A08882 |
| RGB | 160, 136, 130 |
| HSL | 12°, 14%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.7, 8.1, 6.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cocoa Berry (SW 9078), published as #A08882
#907F80
#B09182
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cocoa Berry (SW 9078)?
- Cocoa Berry has an LRV of 27. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cocoa Berry is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cocoa Berry in another brand?
- Irish Tea (Valspar 1004-9C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Cocoa Berry warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cocoa Berry as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.6; 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.