Chocolate Powder (SW 9082)
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Chocolate Powder (SW 9082) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 28, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chocolate Powder
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Chocolate Powder by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Chocolate Powder, 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 | Woodacres | 1020 | 25.9 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Cozy Cocoa | BNC-13 | 29.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Delta Sandbar | 2005-9C | 29 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cocoloco | 1079-5 | 30 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Chocolate Powder (LRV 28) by LRV.
Lighter than Chocolate Powder
Darker than Chocolate Powder
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9082 |
| Hex | #A58C7B |
| RGB | 165, 140, 123 |
| HSL | 24°, 19%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.1, 6.7, 12.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chocolate Powder (SW 9082), published as #A58C7B
#968379
#B5957B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chocolate Powder (SW 9082)?
- Chocolate Powder has an LRV of 28. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chocolate Powder is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chocolate Powder in another brand?
- Delta Sandbar (Valspar 2005-9C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Chocolate Powder warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Chocolate Powder as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.6; 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.