Olympic Bronze (Behr PPU4-17)
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Olympic Bronze (Behr PPU4-17) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 19.4, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Olympic Bronze
Four Behr colors picked for Olympic Bronze by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Olympic Bronze, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Renwick Golden Oak | SW 2824 | 19 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Fort Sumner Tan | 1119 | 18.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Autumn Surprise | 3011-5 | 18 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Apple Butter | 15-02 | 19 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Olympic Bronze (LRV 19.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Olympic Bronze
Darker than Olympic Bronze
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU4-17 |
| Hex | #9A724A |
| RGB | 154, 114, 74 |
| HSL | 30°, 35%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.2, 10.8, 28.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Olympic Bronze (Behr PPU4-17), published as #9A724A
#8C6949
#A97B49
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Olympic Bronze (Behr PPU4-17)?
- Olympic Bronze has an LRV of 19.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Olympic Bronze is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Olympic Bronze in another brand?
- Fort Sumner Tan (BM 1119) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Olympic Bronze warm or cool?
- Behr lists Olympic Bronze as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.