Match Cocoa Delight

PPG Cocoa Delight is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 18. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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PPG
Cocoa Delight
PPG1078-6#8d725aLRV 18

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.

Cupcake
Cupcake
Cocoa Delight
Cupcake vs Cocoa Delight
Cloverdale Paint
Cupcake
0178 · LRV 20
PPG
Cocoa Delight
PPG1078-6 · LRV 18

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.5Imperceptible
Cambridge Riverbed
Cocoa Delight
Cambridge Riverbed vs Cocoa Delight
Benjamin Moore
Cambridge Riverbed
1035 · LRV 19
PPG
Cocoa Delight
PPG1078-6 · LRV 18

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Cocoa Delight
Hat Box Brown
PPG
Cocoa Delight
PPG1078-6 · LRV 18
PPG
Hat Box Brown
PPG1085-6 · LRV 19

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Cocoa Delight
Thatch Brown
Cocoa Delight vs Thatch Brown
PPG
Cocoa Delight
PPG1078-6 · LRV 18
Sherwin-Williams
Thatch Brown
6145 · LRV 17

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
Soft Brown
Soft Brown
Cocoa Delight
Jotun
Soft Brown
12291 · LRV 19
PPG
Cocoa Delight
PPG1078-6 · LRV 18

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.6Noticeable
Whiskey Barrel
Cocoa Delight
Whiskey Barrel vs Cocoa Delight
Behr
Whiskey Barrel
N230-6 · LRV 18
PPG
Cocoa Delight
PPG1078-6 · LRV 18

With LRVs of 18 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.2Noticeable
Broccoli Brown
Broccoli Brown
Cocoa Delight
Farrow & Ball
Broccoli Brown
198 · LRV 18
PPG
Cocoa Delight
PPG1078-6 · LRV 18

With LRVs of 18 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.1Noticeable
Cocoa Delight
Etruscan
Cocoa Delight vs Etruscan
PPG
Cocoa Delight
PPG1078-6 · LRV 18
Tikkurila
Etruscan
S471 · LRV 24

A 6-point LRV gap (24 vs 18) makes Etruscan the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.4Noticeable
Spiced Honey
Spiced Honey
Cocoa Delight
Spiced Honey vs Cocoa Delight
Dulux
Spiced Honey
00YY 26/220 · LRV 26
PPG
Cocoa Delight
PPG1078-6 · LRV 18

Spiced Honey reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.0Noticeable
Split Pink
Split Pink
Cocoa Delight
Little Greene
Split Pink
341 · LRV 25
PPG
Cocoa Delight
PPG1078-6 · LRV 18

Split Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.3Noticeable
Cocoa Delight
Olive grey
Olive grey
Cocoa Delight vs Olive grey
PPG
Cocoa Delight
PPG1078-6 · LRV 18
RAL ClassicClassic
Olive grey
RAL 7002 · LRV 22

A 4-point LRV gap (22 vs 18) makes Olive grey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.5Noticeable
Cocoa Delight
Muddy Mississippi
Cocoa Delight vs Muddy Mississippi
PPG
Cocoa Delight
PPG1078-6 · LRV 18
Valspar
Muddy Mississippi
3004-9A · LRV 13

Cocoa Delight reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.9Noticeable
Cocoa Delight
RAL 770-4
RAL 770-4
Cocoa Delight vs RAL 770-4
PPG
Cocoa Delight
PPG1078-6 · LRV 18
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 770-4
RAL 770-4 · LRV 20

With LRVs of 20 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.6Noticeable
S 6020-Y30R
Cocoa Delight
S 6020-Y30R vs Cocoa Delight
NCS
S 6020-Y30R
S 6020-Y30R · LRV 11
PPG
Cocoa Delight
PPG1078-6 · LRV 18

A 7-point LRV gap (18 vs 11) makes Cocoa Delight the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.6Distinct