Valspar

Cocoa Dust

T576

Cocoa Dust is a light taupe beige with a warm, powdery brown foundation. It can soften a living room, bedroom, or hallway without leaning yellow. The color works nicely with cream upholstery and darker wood.

In cool daylight, it becomes more gray. Warm lamps bring back the beige. Keep trim warm but clean. If the floor has pink undertones, compare carefully, because taupe can echo them more than expected.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

T576

Collection

The Classic Collection

Cocoa Dust in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Valspar Cocoa Dust under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Cocoa Dust under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

31°

Orange Family

Lightness

76%

Light

Saturation

32%

Moderate

LRV

56.0

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#d5c2ae

RGB Decimal

213, 194, 174

RGB Percent

83.5%, 76.1%, 68.2%

HSL

30.8, 31.7%, 75.9%

HSV

30.8, 18.3%, 83.5%

CMYK

0.0%, 8.9%, 18.3%, 16.5%

YIQ

197.4, 17.8, -2.2

XYZ

54.37, 55.79, 47.95

CIE Lab

79.49, 3.46, 12.48

CIE Luv

79.49, 12.71, 17.32

Hunter Lab

74.69, 3.33, 11.01

Decimal

14009006

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Cocoa Dust Farro Caramel Kiss Weathered Oak

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Cocoa Dust Reliable White Ibis White Vintage Taupe

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Cocoa Dust Airway China Silk Loyal

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Cocoa Dust Folk Art Bombay Pink Jardin

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Cocoa Dust Bombay Pink Damask Rose Cranberry Ice

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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