Mustang (PPG 1015-7)
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Mustang (PPG 1015-7) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mustang
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Mustang 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 Mustang, 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 | Chateau Brown | SW 7510 | 8 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Fresco Urbain | 1253 | 9.3 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Chocolate Soul | MQ1-58 | 7.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Virginia Soil | 1003-9A | 9 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Mustang (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Mustang
Darker than Mustang
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1015-7 |
| Hex | #5E4A47 |
| RGB | 94, 74, 71 |
| HSL | 8°, 14%, 32% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.4, 7.9, 5.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mustang (PPG 1015-7), published as #5E4A47
#504245
#6C5247
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mustang (PPG 1015-7)?
- Mustang has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mustang is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mustang in another brand?
- Chocolate Soul (Behr MQ1-58) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mustang warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Mustang as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.0; 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.