Cocoa Berry vs Velvety Chestnut paint color comparison

Cocoa Berry vs Velvety Chestnut

Both from Sherwin-Williams's palette. Hue-wise, Cocoa Berry belongs to the grey family and Velvety Chestnut to the beige-pink family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (27 vs 27), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 2.7, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Cocoa Berry vs Velvety Chestnut in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Cocoa Berry and Velvety Chestnut are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.

Living Room

In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.

Cocoa BerryA mid century living room painted in Cocoa Berry

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Velvety ChestnutSherwin Williams Velvety Chestnut Living Room

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Color Details

Cocoa Berry
Sherwin-Williams · 9078
LRV26.7
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9078
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Velvety Chestnut
Sherwin-Williams · 9079
LRV26.5
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9079
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Cocoa Berry vs Velvety Chestnut Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cocoa Berry on one side and Velvety Chestnut on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.