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BENJAMIN MOORE · 1122

Benjamin Moore Cocoa Sand#DAC5AC · LRV 56

Cocoa Sand reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 1122 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE COCOA SAND
RGB 218, 197, 172 LRV 56

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Cocoa Sand
SKU 1122
Hex #DAC5AC
RGB 218, 197, 172
HSL 33°, 38%, 76%
LRV 56
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Pink

About Benjamin Moore Cocoa Sand

At LRV 56, Cocoa Sand 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.

Cocoa Sand 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. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Garden Country
SKU 0279 · #D6C5A9 · LRV 57
ΔE 2.53 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all pink from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.25
All pink at Behr →
BXC-77
#D9C4AB
Riviera Retreat
ΔE 0.25 · LRV 57
PPU4-08
#DBC4AC
Plateau
ΔE 1.12 · LRV 58
PPU4-8
#DBC4AC
Plateau
ΔE 1.12 · LRV 58
PPU3-08
#DCC4AD
Sienna Dust
ΔE 1.82 · LRV 58
PPU3-8
#DCC4AD
Sienna Dust
ΔE 1.82 · LRV 58

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.61
All pink at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9101
#DCC7AD
Tres Naturale
ΔE 0.61 · LRV 59
SW 7723
#DDC6AB
Colony Buff
ΔE 0.88 · LRV 59
SW 7719
#D8C4AE
Fresco Cream
ΔE 1.09 · LRV 57
SW 6106
#D7C5AE
Kilim Beige
ΔE 1.19 · LRV 57
SW 7716
#DBC5A7
Croissant
ΔE 1.7 · LRV 58

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.13
All pink at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC720
#DDC5AA
Cliff's View
ΔE 1.13 · LRV 58
DEC747
#D5C3AD
Sahara
ΔE 1.42 · LRV 56
DEC738
#DFC6AA
Travertine
ΔE 1.56 · LRV 59
DE6199
#D6C5A9
Pale Beach
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 57
DE6206
#D5C7B3
Desert Suede
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 58

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.29
All pink at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 264
#D6C2AC
Oxford Stone
ΔE 1.29 · LRV 56
NO. 213
#D8C4A8
Savage Ground
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 57
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 55
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 4.37 · LRV 55
NO. 231
#DFC2AF
Setting Plaster
ΔE 5.01 · LRV 57

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.5
All pink at Valspar →
3005-10B
#DAC5A8
Gardenia
ΔE 1.5 · LRV 57.7
3002-10B
#DEC5A7
Wheat Toast
ΔE 1.82 · LRV 58.2
3004-10B
#DFC5A9
Holmes Cream
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 58.3
M118
#DBC6A8
Café Au Lait
ΔE 1.87 · LRV 58
8004-14C
#DAC1AA
Vanilla Iced Coffee
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 56

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.32
All pink at PPG / Glidden →
1081-3
#E1C6A8
My Love
ΔE 2.32 · LRV 59
14-17
#D7C8B1
Armadillo
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 59
1079-3
#DBC8B6
Cocoa Cream
ΔE 2.71 · LRV 60
1094-3
#D9C3A1
Birch Beige
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 56
1082-4
#DFC0A6
Weathered Sandstone
ΔE 3.96 · LRV 56

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.67
All pink at Magnolia Home →
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 4.67 · LRV 59
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 58
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 7.51 · LRV 62
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 8.03 · LRV 59
JG-26
#E8C3B8
Cabbage Rose
ΔE 10.29 · LRV 60

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.86
All pink at Backdrop →
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 5.86 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 6.31 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 7.32 · LRV 73
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 9.82 · LRV 53
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 10.97 · LRV 60

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.19
All pink at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 6.19 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 6.92 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 10.33 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 11.37 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 11.4 · LRV 61

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Cocoa Sand within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

1128
Adobe Beige
LRV 55
AF-190
Boudoir
LRV null
HC-177
Richmond Bisque
LRV 56
1081
King Arthur's Court
LRV null
CC-368
Sandpiper Beige
LRV null
2162-50
Arizona Tan
LRV 56

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DAC5AC in HSL space. Pair Cocoa Sand with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DAC5AC + #ACC1DA
TRIADIC
#DAC5AC · #ACDAC5 · #C5ACDA
ANALOGOUS
#DAAEAC · #DAC5AC · #D8DAAC

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.67:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.56:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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