Creamy Hot Cocoa
80YR 36/084 · #AF9F95 · LRV 36 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
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- 2Felted Wool28
- 3Creamy Hot Cocoa36
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Balboa Mist66
What Color Is Creamy Hot Cocoa, Really?
Creamy Hot Cocoa reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Glidden 80YR 36/084 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Creamy Hot Cocoa
Creamy Hot Cocoa is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Creamy Hot Cocoa
Creamy Hot Cocoa sits in the mid-range at LRV 36, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Creamy Hot Cocoa 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 Glidden 80YR 36/084 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 | Truly TaupeSW 6038 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 35 | Color page → |
| Behr | MoleskinN180-4 · Behr | 1.0 | 37 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Seaside Sand2110-40 · Benjamin Moore | 3.6 | 37 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Smoked Oyster6005-1C · Valspar | 3.4 | 36.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Cuppa CoffeePPG1076-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 36 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Breakwall405-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.3 | 37 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Creamy Hot Cocoa within Glidden'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 #AF9F95 in HSL space. Pair Creamy Hot Cocoa with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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