Match Cocoa

Cloverdale Paint Cocoa is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 11. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.

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Cocoa
Cloverdale Paint
Cocoa
EX180#655B4DLRV 11

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Cocoa
Cocoa
Suitable Brown
Cocoa vs Suitable Brown
Cloverdale Paint
Cocoa
EX180 · LRV 11
Sherwin-Williams
Suitable Brown
7054 · LRV 10

With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.8Imperceptible
Cocoa
Cocoa
Chocolate Lab
Chocolate Lab
Cocoa vs Chocolate Lab
Cloverdale Paint
Cocoa
EX180 · LRV 11
PPG
Chocolate Lab
PPG1000-7 · LRV 10

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.8Imperceptible
Cocoa
Fedora
Cocoa
Fedora
Cloverdale Paint
Cocoa
EX180 · LRV 11
Cloverdale Paint
Fedora
EX068 · LRV 11

With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
North Creek Brown
North Creek Brown
Cocoa
Cocoa
North Creek Brown vs Cocoa
Benjamin Moore
North Creek Brown
1001 · LRV 10
Cloverdale Paint
Cocoa
EX180 · LRV 11

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
Cocoa
Cocoa
Tawny Owl
Tawny Owl
Cocoa vs Tawny Owl
Cloverdale Paint
Cocoa
EX180 · LRV 11
Dulux
Tawny Owl
LRV 10

With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Cocoa
Cocoa
Reduced Green
Reduced Green
Cocoa vs Reduced Green
Cloverdale Paint
Cocoa
EX180 · LRV 11
Farrow & Ball
Reduced Green
313 · LRV 10

With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1Noticeable
Swiss Brown
Swiss Brown
Cocoa
Cocoa
Swiss Brown vs Cocoa
Behr
Swiss Brown
N210-6 · LRV 12
Cloverdale Paint
Cocoa
EX180 · LRV 11

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
Cocoa
Cocoa
Chalet
Cocoa vs Chalet
Cloverdale Paint
Cocoa
EX180 · LRV 11
Tikkurila
Chalet
N485 · LRV 13

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
Cocoa
Cocoa
Smoked Oak
Smoked Oak
Cocoa vs Smoked Oak
Cloverdale Paint
Cocoa
EX180 · LRV 11
Jotun
Smoked Oak
10964 · LRV 13

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.8Noticeable
Cocoa
Cocoa
Attic II
Cocoa vs Attic II
Cloverdale Paint
Cocoa
EX180 · LRV 11
Little Greene
Attic II
144 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.3Noticeable
Cocoa
Cocoa
Brown grey
Brown grey
Cocoa vs Brown grey
Cloverdale Paint
Cocoa
EX180 · LRV 11
RAL ClassicClassic
Brown grey
RAL 7013 · LRV 11

With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.1Noticeable
Cocoa
Cocoa
RAL 780-6
RAL 780-6
Cocoa vs RAL 780-6
Cloverdale Paint
Cocoa
EX180 · LRV 11
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 780-6
RAL 780-6 · LRV 15

A 4-point LRV gap (15 vs 11) makes RAL 780-6 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.9Noticeable
Cocoa
Cocoa
S 7000-N
S 7000-N
Cocoa vs S 7000-N
Cloverdale Paint
Cocoa
EX180 · LRV 11
NCS
S 7000-N
S 7000-N · LRV 11

With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.4Noticeable
Cocoa
Cocoa
Sea Grove
Sea Grove
Cocoa vs Sea Grove
Cloverdale Paint
Cocoa
EX180 · LRV 11
Valspar
Sea Grove
T698 · LRV 15

Sea Grove reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.4Distinct