Cocoa Whip (SW 9084)
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Cocoa Whip (SW 9084) 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 Cocoa Whip
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cocoa Whip 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 Cocoa Whip, 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 | Ticonderoga Taupe | 992 | 27.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Smokey Tan | BXC-49 | 27.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tempered Allspice | 2006-9C | 26 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Roasted Chestnut | 15-30 | 27 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Cocoa Whip (LRV 28) by LRV.
Lighter than Cocoa Whip
Darker than Cocoa Whip
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9084 |
| Hex | #A08E7E |
| RGB | 160, 142, 126 |
| HSL | 28°, 15%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.2, 4.1, 11.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cocoa Whip (SW 9084), published as #A08E7E
#91857C
#B0987E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cocoa Whip (SW 9084)?
- Cocoa Whip has an LRV of 28. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cocoa Whip is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cocoa Whip in another brand?
- Ticonderoga Taupe (BM 992) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cocoa Whip warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cocoa Whip as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.0; 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.