Dulux Cocoa Pod 38RR 15/026

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What are Dulux Cocoa Pod undertones?
Is Cocoa Pod 38RR 15/026 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cocoa Pod
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	38RR 15/026
Name:	Cocoa Pod
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Cocoa Pod?

Dulux Cocoa Pod 38RR 15/026 is a deep, muted grey with a subtle rosy-brown cast that keeps it from reading as a flat charcoal. Its low saturation gives walls a softened, almost smoky appearance, while the dark value adds definition without the hard contrast of true black. In bright daylight, this color can appear like a quiet warm grey; under warmer evening lighting, its faint red undertone becomes more noticeable. Cocoa Pod suits studies, dining rooms, and bedrooms where a darker backdrop is wanted, and it can also give cabinetry or interior doors a grounded finish. Pair it with off-white trim, pale stone, brushed nickel, natural oak, or muted blush textiles for contrast that does not overwhelm the shade.

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What are Dulux Cocoa Pod undertones?

Cocoa Pod is a midtone, near-neutral charcoal gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#676162

RGB code:

103, 97, 98

Is Dulux Cocoa Pod cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 350°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

38RR 15/026 Cocoa Pod HSL code: 350, 3%, 39%

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 Pod

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Cocoa Pod:

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.

Darker shades

38RR 15/026
Cocoa Pod

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 Pod with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 170, such as Dulux Soft Fauna 2 and Paper Mint.

38RR 15/026
Cocoa Pod

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Format	Code
HEX	#676162
RGB Decimal	103, 97, 98
RGB Percent	40.39%, 38.04%, 38.43%
HSV	Hue: 350° Saturation: 5.83% Value: 40.39%
HSL	hsl(350, 3, 39)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.83 Yellow: 4.85 Key: 59.61
YIQ	Y: 98.908 I: 3.254 Q: 1.58
XYZ	X: 12.072 Y: 12.315 Z: 13.293
CIE Lab	L:41.712 a:2.576 b:0.287
CIE Luv	L:41.712 u:3.358 v:-0.021
Decimal	6775138
Hunter Lab	35.093, -0.005, 2.106