Match Winter Cocoa

PPG Winter Cocoa is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 31. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Winter Cocoa
PPG
Winter Cocoa
PPG1000-4#a1978bLRV 31

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.

Gray By Me
Winter Cocoa
Gray By Me
Winter Cocoa
PPG
Gray By Me
PPG1008-4 · LRV 32
PPG
Winter Cocoa
PPG1000-4 · LRV 31

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.7Imperceptible
Waynesboro Taupe
Winter Cocoa
Winter Cocoa
Waynesboro Taupe vs Winter Cocoa
Benjamin Moore
Waynesboro Taupe
1544 · LRV 33
PPG
Winter Cocoa
PPG1000-4 · LRV 31

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Burlap
Burlap
Winter Cocoa
Winter Cocoa
Burlap vs Winter Cocoa
Cloverdale Paint
Burlap
CA070 · LRV 31
PPG
Winter Cocoa
PPG1000-4 · LRV 31

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.6Subtle
Winter Cocoa
Winter Cocoa
Pewter Tankard
Pewter Tankard
Winter Cocoa vs Pewter Tankard
PPG
Winter Cocoa
PPG1000-4 · LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Pewter Tankard
0023 · LRV 33

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Shiitake
Shiitake
Winter Cocoa
Winter Cocoa
Shiitake vs Winter Cocoa
Behr
Shiitake
N220-4 · LRV 33
PPG
Winter Cocoa
PPG1000-4 · LRV 31

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 31), 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
Charleston Gray
Charleston Gray
Winter Cocoa
Winter Cocoa
Charleston Gray vs Winter Cocoa
Farrow & Ball
Charleston Gray
243 · LRV 30
PPG
Winter Cocoa
PPG1000-4 · LRV 31

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Shade
Shade
Winter Cocoa
Winter Cocoa
Shade vs Winter Cocoa
Jotun
Shade
11130 · LRV 30
PPG
Winter Cocoa
PPG1000-4 · LRV 31

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Dusted Moss 1
Dusted Moss 1
Winter Cocoa
Winter Cocoa
Dusted Moss 1 vs Winter Cocoa
Dulux
Dusted Moss 1
50YY 33/065 · LRV 33
PPG
Winter Cocoa
PPG1000-4 · LRV 31

With LRVs of 33 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Winter Cocoa
Winter Cocoa
Vulcanite
Winter Cocoa vs Vulcanite
PPG
Winter Cocoa
PPG1000-4 · LRV 31
Tikkurila
Vulcanite
S486 · LRV 29

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Lead Colour
Winter Cocoa
Winter Cocoa
Lead Colour vs Winter Cocoa
Little Greene
Lead Colour
117 · LRV 28
PPG
Winter Cocoa
PPG1000-4 · LRV 31

With LRVs of 31 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.6Noticeable
Winter Cocoa
Winter Cocoa
RAL 150-M
RAL 150-M
Winter Cocoa vs RAL 150-M
PPG
Winter Cocoa
PPG1000-4 · LRV 31
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 150-M
RAL 150-M · LRV 33

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.2Noticeable
Winter Cocoa
Winter Cocoa
Tabby Cat Gray
Tabby Cat Gray
Winter Cocoa vs Tabby Cat Gray
PPG
Winter Cocoa
PPG1000-4 · LRV 31
Valspar
Tabby Cat Gray
8005-1D · LRV 28

Winter Cocoa reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.6Noticeable
Winter Cocoa
Winter Cocoa
Stone grey
Stone grey
Winter Cocoa vs Stone grey
PPG
Winter Cocoa
PPG1000-4 · LRV 31
RAL ClassicClassic
Stone grey
RAL 7030 · LRV 29

With LRVs of 31 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.8Noticeable
S 4010-G50Y
Winter Cocoa
Winter Cocoa
S 4010-G50Y vs Winter Cocoa
NCS
S 4010-G50Y
S 4010-G50Y · LRV 29
PPG
Winter Cocoa
PPG1000-4 · LRV 31

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.8Noticeable