Close to Cocoa
Stampin' Up!® Color

Basic Information

  • Earth Elements 1997 to 2010

Close to Cocoa is a mid-tone, soft brown with a warm, earthy feel. It suggests cocoa, hot chocolate and coffee, giving the shade a practical visual anchor without feeling limited to one object or season. The color works like a quiet neutral, helping nearby colors feel more grounded, polished or layered. Depending on the surrounding palette, it can read as caramel, wood brown, leather or warm earth, which gives it useful range for seasonal, natural, floral and themed designs.

Other Names

  • Close to Cocoa
  • Cocoa
  • Brown
  • Warm Brown
  • Light Brown
  • Dark Brown
  • Tan
  • Caramel
  • Toffee
  • Mocha
  • Chocolate
  • Coffee
  • Wood Brown
  • Leather
  • Chestnut
  • Walnut
  • Kraft
  • Taupe
  • Suede
  • Earth Brown
  • Mid-Tone Brown
  • Soft Brown
  • Earth
  • Wood

Color Theory

Close to Cocoa is a soft brown that functions strongly as a neutral. It sits near the warm orange-red side of the wheel, giving it a warm presence that can either support nearby colors or become a clear focal accent depending on contrast. Its hue of around 15° gives it its warm earth brown character, its saturation of about 35% makes it feel soft rather than flat, and its value of about 58% gives it a mid-tone, usable weight.

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Using This Color

  • Cocoa
  • Hot Chocolate
  • Coffee
  • Desserts
  • Winter Warmth
  • Wood
  • Leather
  • Chocolate
  • Tree Trunks
  • Rustic Themes
  • Autumn
  • Baking
  • Farmhouse Themes
  • Twine
  • Vintage Paper
  • Cabins
  • Animal Fur
  • Earthy Florals
  • Natural Textures
  • Vintage Themes
  • Masculine Themes
  • Minimalist Palettes