# Dulux Cocoa Powder

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/cocoa-powder](https://plan-home.com/color/cocoa-powder)

Dulux Cocoa Powder is a deep, earthy brown with gentle red undertones, much like unsweetened cocoa mixed with a little warm clay. It has enough depth to make a dining room, study, or snug feel grounded without reading as nearly black. In bright daylight, the brown looks fuller and slightly softer, while north-facing rooms may bring out its more muted, shadowy side. Use it on a feature wall, built-in cabinetry, or lower kitchen units alongside warm white walls, oak, walnut, and brushed brass. Natural linen, terracotta pottery, and dark green accents all sit comfortably against this shade.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Dulux
- **Color name:** Cocoa Powder
- **Alternative names:** Open House
- **HEX:** #857873
- **RGB:** 133, 120, 115
- **Brightness:** Dark
- **Color families:** Beige
- **Temperature:** warm
- **Undertones:** red

## Color codes
- **HSV:** Hue: 17° Saturation: 13.53% Value: 52.16%
- **HSL:** hsl(17, 7, 49)
- **CMYK:** Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 9.77 Yellow: 13.53 Key: 47.84
- **YIQ:** Y: 123.317 I: 9.353 Q: 1.194
- **XYZ:** X: 19.483 Y: 19.658 Z: 18.983
- **CIE Lab:** L:51.448 a:4.088 b:4.561
- **CIE Luv:** L:51.448 u:8.063 v:5.453
- **Decimal:** 8747123
- **Hunter Lab:** 44.337, 0.85, 5.651

## Equivalent and related colors
- [Tikkurila Mole](https://plan-home.com/color/mole-l487)
- [Dulux Praline Melt](https://plan-home.com/color/praline-melt)
- [RAL Classic Pearl mouse grey](https://plan-home.com/color/pearl-mouse-grey-ral-7048)
- [Dulux Warm Grey](https://plan-home.com/color/warm-grey)
- [Dulux Wistful Mauve](https://plan-home.com/color/wistful-mauve)
- [Dulux Cinder Block](https://plan-home.com/color/cinder-block)
- [Dulux Velvet Truffle 3](https://plan-home.com/color/velvet-truffle-3)
- [Dulux Exotic Spice 3](https://plan-home.com/color/exotic-spice-3)
- [Dulux Warm Graphite](https://plan-home.com/color/warm-graphite)
- [Dulux Intense Truffle](https://plan-home.com/color/intense-truffle)
- [Farrow and Ball Mole's Breath](https://plan-home.com/color/moles-breath-276)
- [Little Greene Baluster](https://plan-home.com/color/little-greene-baluster-321)
- [Farrow and Ball London Clay](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-london-clay-244)
- [Dulux Vintage Coins](https://plan-home.com/color/vintage-coins)
- [Tikkurila Bastion](https://plan-home.com/color/bastion-v467)
- [Little Greene Nether Red](https://plan-home.com/color/little-greene-nether-red-315)
- [Dulux Mercury Shower 2](https://plan-home.com/color/mercury-shower-2)
- [Dulux Lead Grey](https://plan-home.com/color/lead-grey-silver-buckle-28gg-22002)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Dulux Constructed Steel](https://plan-home.com/color/constructed-steel)
- [Dulux Flying Feather](https://plan-home.com/color/flying-feather)
- [Dulux Potters Wheel](https://plan-home.com/color/potters-wheel)
- [Dulux Cocoa Blush 4](https://plan-home.com/color/cocoa-blush-4)
- [Dulux Natural Taupe 1](https://plan-home.com/color/natural-taupe-1)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Dulux Rubble Road](https://plan-home.com/color/rubble-road)
- [Dulux Vintage Smoke](https://plan-home.com/color/vintage-smoke)

## Complementary colors
- [Dulux Misty Morning](https://plan-home.com/color/misty-morning)
- [Dulux Denim Drift](https://plan-home.com/color/denim-drift)
- [Dulux Steel Symphony 3](https://plan-home.com/color/steel-symphony-3)
- [Dulux Smoke Grey](https://plan-home.com/color/steel-symphony-2-90bg-30073)
- [Dulux Mystic Mauve 6](https://plan-home.com/color/mystic-mauve-6)

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.