Warmstone (PPG 1015-3)

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Warmstone (PPG 1015-3) is a light, warm greige from PPG Paints: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Warmstone
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Warmstone by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Warmstone, 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 | Gorgeous White | SW 6049 | 72 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Bashful | 1171 | 70.8 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Kangaroo Tan | 770A-2 | 69.6 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Simply Subtle Pink | 2006-8C | 69 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints greige colors nearest to Warmstone (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Warmstone
Darker than Warmstone
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1015-3 |
| Hex | #E6D7CC |
| RGB | 230, 215, 204 |
| HSL | 25°, 34%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.9, 3.3, 7.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Warmstone (PPG 1015-3), published as #E6D7CC
#D5CDCA
#F8E1CC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Warmstone (PPG 1015-3)?
- Warmstone has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Warmstone is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Warmstone in another brand?
- Kangaroo Tan (Behr 770A-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Warmstone warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Warmstone as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.3; 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.