Oswego Tea (PPG 1005-6)
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Oswego Tea (PPG 1005-6) is a very deep, neutral brown from PPG Paints: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oswego Tea
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Oswego Tea by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Oswego Tea, 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 | Manor House | SW 7505 | 11 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Coachman's Cape | CSP-90 | 14 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Wood Acres | BXC-71 | 10.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Hunting Boots | 1001-9A | 12 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Oswego Tea (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Oswego Tea
Darker than Oswego Tea
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1005-6 |
| Hex | #665D59 |
| RGB | 102, 93, 89 |
| HSL | 18°, 7%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 40.2, 2.8, 3.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oswego Tea (PPG 1005-6), published as #665D59
#575457
#756659
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oswego Tea (PPG 1005-6)?
- Oswego Tea has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Oswego Tea is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Oswego Tea in another brand?
- Wood Acres (Behr BXC-71) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Oswego Tea warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Oswego Tea as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.