Intrigue (PPG 1019-7)
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Intrigue (PPG 1019-7) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Intrigue
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Intrigue 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 Intrigue, 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 | Manor House | SW 7505 | 11 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Spanish Moss | ES-44 | 11 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Underground | N200-7 | 10.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Italian Leather | 6005-2C | 11 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Intrigue (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Intrigue
Darker than Intrigue
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1019-7 |
| Hex | #635951 |
| RGB | 99, 89, 81 |
| HSL | 27°, 10%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.5, 2.6, 6.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Intrigue (PPG 1019-7), published as #635951
#555050
#726251
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Intrigue (PPG 1019-7)?
- Intrigue has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Intrigue is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Intrigue in another brand?
- Italian Leather (Valspar 6005-2C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Intrigue warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Intrigue as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.1; 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.