Benjamin Moore Cocoa Brown 2101-20
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| Official page: | Cocoa Brown 2101-20 |
| Code: | 2101-20 |
| Name: | Cocoa Brown |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Cocoa Brown?
Benjamin Moore Cocoa Brown 2101-20 is a deep, muted brown with a noticeable red cast that keeps it from reading flat or nearly black. Its earthy warmth is especially clear in daylight, while lower lighting can make it appear richer and more shadowed. Use it on a dining room wall, library, or den where a darker color can create definition without feeling stark. Cocoa Brown also has enough depth for painted cabinetry or a front door, particularly alongside creamy off-whites, warm clay tones, and natural oak. Brass, aged bronze, leather, and linen all complement this shade’s grounded character.
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What are Benjamin Moore Cocoa Brown undertones?
Cocoa Brown is a deep, muted earthy red. The HEX sample leans red; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
116, 77, 64
Is Benjamin Moore Cocoa Brown cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 15°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
2101-20 Cocoa Brown HSL code: 15, 29%, 35%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Cocoa Brown
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Cocoa Brown:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
2101-20
Cocoa Brown
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Cocoa Brown with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 195, such as Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal and Blue Lace.
LRV of Cocoa Brown
Cocoa Brown has an LRV of 10.01% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 10.01%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #744D40 |
| RGB Decimal | 116, 77, 64 |
| RGB Percent | 45.49%, 30.20%, 25.10% |
| HSV | Hue: 15° Saturation: 44.83% Value: 45.49% |
| HSL | hsl(15, 29, 35) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 33.62 Yellow: 44.83 Key: 54.51 |
| YIQ | Y: 87.179 I: 27.418 Q: 4.204 |
| XYZ | X: 10.782 Y: 9.392 Z: 6.094 |
| CIE Lab | L:36.728 a:14.768 b:14.407 |
| CIE Luv | L:36.728 u:26.713 v:13.869 |
| Decimal | 7621952 |
| Hunter Lab | 30.646, 9.171, 9.662 |
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