Opaque Cocoa (Valspar 2002-10A)
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Opaque Cocoa (Valspar 2002-10A) is a deep, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 32, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Opaque Cocoa
Four Valspar colors picked for Opaque Cocoa by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Opaque 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Redend Point | SW 9081 | 30 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Baywood Brown | 1234 | 34.1 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Sonora Rose | N160-4 | 33.8 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tanglewood | 1073-5 | 29 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Opaque Cocoa (LRV 32) by LRV.
Lighter than Opaque Cocoa
Darker than Opaque Cocoa
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2002-10A |
| Hex | #B39385 |
| RGB | 179, 147, 133 |
| HSL | 18°, 23%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 32 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.5, 9.8, 11.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Opaque Cocoa (Valspar 2002-10A), published as #B39385
#A48A83
#C39D85
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Opaque Cocoa (Valspar 2002-10A)?
- Opaque Cocoa has an LRV of 32. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Opaque Cocoa is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Opaque Cocoa in another brand?
- Baywood Brown (BM 1234) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Opaque Cocoa warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Opaque Cocoa as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.9; 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.