Marshmallow Cocoa
8004-10C · #E2CEC2 · LRV 64 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Light French Gray53
- 2Accessible Beige58
- 3Marshmallow Cocoa64
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Marshmallow Cocoa, Really?
Marshmallow Cocoa reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 8004-10C behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Marshmallow Cocoa
Marshmallow Cocoa 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Marshmallow Cocoa
At LRV 64, Marshmallow Cocoa 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 Marshmallow 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 Valspar 8004-10C 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 | Quaint PecheSW 6330 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Winsome BeigePWN-73 · Behr | 1.6 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Light Mocha2096-60 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Ginger ShortbreadPPG1062-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Ginger ShortbreadPPG1062-3 · Glidden | 2.1 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Peachy-Keen306-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.5 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Marshmallow Cocoa within Valspar'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 #E2CEC2 in HSL space. Pair Marshmallow Cocoa with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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