Cocoa Powder vs Mauve Tale

Cocoa Powder and Mauve Tale are both Dulux neutrals. The gap between them is ΔE 4.6 — “very close”. Mauve Tale is the lighter of the two, and Cocoa Powder the warmer. Both cost about £14.40 per litre.

	Cocoa Powder	Mauve Tale
Hex	#857873	#807A7C
Lightness (L*)	51	52
Price / litre	£14.40	£14.40

Looking across brands instead? See Cocoa Powder’s cross-brand matches and cheaper alternatives, or Mauve Tale’s.