Bold Brandy (PPG 1017-6)
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Bold Brandy (PPG 1017-6) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bold Brandy
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Bold Brandy 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 Bold Brandy, 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 | Nutshell | SW 6040 | 14 | 2.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Mink Violet | 1252 | 15.9 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sweet Truffle | 730B-6 | 13.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Marron | 1004-9B | 16 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Bold Brandy (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Bold Brandy
Darker than Bold Brandy
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1017-6 |
| Hex | #796660 |
| RGB | 121, 102, 96 |
| HSL | 14°, 12%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.8, 6.5, 6.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bold Brandy (PPG 1017-6), published as #796660
#6A5D5E
#886F60
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bold Brandy (PPG 1017-6)?
- Bold Brandy has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bold Brandy is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bold Brandy in another brand?
- Sweet Truffle (Behr 730B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Bold Brandy warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Bold Brandy as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.2; 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.