Alligator Skin (Behr PPU9-01)
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Alligator Skin (Behr PPU9-01) is a very deep, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 11.5, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Alligator Skin
Three Behr colors picked for Alligator Skin by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Alligator Skin, 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 | Garden Gate | SW 6167 | 10 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Turtle Green | 2142-20 | 12.9 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Amazon Silt | 6010-4 | 10 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Olive Green | 1113-7 | 10 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Alligator Skin (LRV 11.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Alligator Skin
Darker than Alligator Skin
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU9-01 |
| Hex | #646048 |
| RGB | 100, 96, 72 |
| HSL | 51°, 16%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 40.5, -2.7, 14.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alligator Skin (Behr PPU9-01), published as #646048
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Alligator Skin (Behr PPU9-01)?
- Alligator Skin has an LRV of 11.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Alligator Skin is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Alligator Skin in another brand?
- Turtle Green (BM 2142-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Alligator Skin warm or cool?
- Behr lists Alligator Skin as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.3; 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.