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Lite Cocoa

Behr MQ1-55

HEX
#B59A8D
RGB
181, 154, 141
LAB
65.6, 7.9, 10.5
LRV
≈ 35
Family
Beige, warm
Nearest RAL
1019 Grey Beige
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With an LRV of about 35, Lite Cocoa is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Lite Cocoa in other brands

  • Just Rosey Johnstone's Beige Very close ΔE 0.7
  • Baywood Benjamin Moore 1234 Beige Very close ΔE 0.7
  • Aprico 5 Caparol 3D Aprico 5 Red Very close ΔE 1.5
  • Manor Stone Pratt & Lambert 2-25 Beige Very close ΔE 1.6
  • Reuben Ridge Kelly-Moore KM4109-2 Red Very close ΔE 1.6
  • Moon Dust Plascon O2-D2-1 Beige Very close ΔE 1.7

Lighter and darker in Behr

How it looks with color blindness

  • Deuteranopia Reads as beige
  • Protanopia Reads as beige
  • Tritanopia Reads as red
  • Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

  • Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns orange
  • Neutral, 4000 K Turns orange
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Lite Cocoa warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 10.5 and a value of 7.9 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Johnstone's color to Lite Cocoa?

Just Rosey (Johnstone's), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Lite Cocoa?

≈ 35. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.