Warm Cocoon
310C-3 · #FBCD96 · LRV 66 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Canyon Dusk36
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Warm Cocoon66
- 4Pumpkin Mousse71
- 5Orange Ice76
What Color Is Warm Cocoon, Really?
Warm Cocoon reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 310C-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Warm Cocoon
Warm Cocoon is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Warm Cocoon
At LRV 66, Warm Cocoon is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Warm Cocoon are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr 310C-3 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Honey BlushSW 6660 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Peach Jam130 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cream of CauliflowerV051-2 · Valspar | 1.9 | 65.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Ginger PeachPPG1203-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Apricot Nectar36YY 66/349 · Glidden | 0.7 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Daytime Sun211-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.9 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Warm Cocoon within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #FBCD96 in HSL space. Pair Warm Cocoon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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