Benjamin Moore Cocoa Sand 1122
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| Official page: | Cocoa Sand 1122 |
| Code: | 1122 |
| Name: | Cocoa Sand |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Cocoa Sand?
Benjamin Moore Cocoa Sand 1122 is a light, muted beige with a clear warm cast drawn from its soft tan and creamy notes. Its low-contrast, gently dusty appearance keeps it from reading overly yellow or pink, giving walls a relaxed, natural-looking finish. In brighter daylight, Cocoa Sand can appear lighter and more parchment-like, while evening light tends to bring out its warmer sandy depth. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a pale neutral is wanted without the crispness of white. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, and clay or muted olive accents for an understated layered palette.
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What are Benjamin Moore Cocoa Sand undertones?
Cocoa Sand is a light, muted golden beige. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; 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:
218, 197, 172
Is Benjamin Moore Cocoa Sand cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 33° on the HSL hue wheel, this Beige sits firmly on the warm side.
1122 Cocoa Sand HSL code: 33, 38%, 76%
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 Sand
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Cocoa Sand:
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
1122
Cocoa Sand
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 Sand with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Benjamin Moore Van Courtland Blue and Nocturnal Gray.
LRV of Cocoa Sand
Cocoa Sand has an LRV of 56.12% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 56.12%, 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 | #DAC5AC |
| RGB Decimal | 218, 197, 172 |
| RGB Percent | 85.49%, 77.25%, 67.45% |
| HSV | Hue: 33° Saturation: 21.1% Value: 85.49% |
| HSL | hsl(33, 38, 76) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 9.63 Yellow: 21.1 Key: 14.51 |
| YIQ | Y: 200.429 I: 20.548 Q: -3.338 |
| XYZ | X: 56.326 Y: 57.818 Z: 47.211 |
| CIE Lab | L:80.637 a:3.436 b:15.24 |
| CIE Luv | L:80.637 u:14.326 v:21.135 |
| Decimal | 14337452 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.038, -0.842, 16.414 |
Color equivalents
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