Winter's Nap (PPG 1018-4)
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Winter's Nap (PPG 1018-4) is a deep, warm greige from PPG Paints: LRV 35, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Winter's Nap
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Winter's Nap 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 Winter's Nap, 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 | Palisade | SW 7635 | 35 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Willow Creek | 1468 | 34.5 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Frosted Cocoa | HDC-NT-18G | 34.1 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Smoked Oyster | 6005-1C | 39 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints greige colors nearest to Winter's Nap (LRV 35) by LRV.
Lighter than Winter's Nap
Darker than Winter's Nap
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1018-4 |
| Hex | #A99F97 |
| RGB | 169, 159, 151 |
| HSL | 27°, 9%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.1, 2.2, 5.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Winter's Nap (PPG 1018-4), published as #A99F97
#999595
#BAA997
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Winter's Nap (PPG 1018-4)?
- Winter's Nap has an LRV of 35. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Winter's Nap is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Winter's Nap in another brand?
- Palisade (SW 7635) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Winter's Nap warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Winter's Nap as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.5; 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.