Woodchuck (PPG 1016-6)
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Woodchuck (PPG 1016-6) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 19, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Woodchuck
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Woodchuck by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Woodchuck, 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 | Mulberry Silk | SW 0001 | 20 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Riverbank | CSP-355 | 18.4 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Elkhound | MQ1-56 | 18.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Sea Lion Brown | 2003-9B | 19 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Woodchuck (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Woodchuck
Darker than Woodchuck
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1016-6 |
| Hex | #8E746C |
| RGB | 142, 116, 108 |
| HSL | 14°, 14%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.1, 8.9, 8.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Woodchuck (PPG 1016-6), published as #8E746C
#7F6B6A
#9D7D6C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Woodchuck (PPG 1016-6)?
- Woodchuck has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Woodchuck is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Woodchuck in another brand?
- Sea Lion Brown (Valspar 2003-9B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Woodchuck warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Woodchuck as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.2; 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.