Monkey Madness (PPG 1020-7)
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Monkey Madness (PPG 1020-7) 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 Monkey Madness
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Monkey Madness 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 Monkey Madness, 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 | Prospect | SW 9615 | 10 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | North Creek Brown | 1001 | 10.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Winter Oak | 720D-7 | 10.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Harvest Brown | 6009-2 | 10 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Monkey Madness (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Monkey Madness
Darker than Monkey Madness
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1020-7 |
| Hex | #63584C |
| RGB | 99, 88, 76 |
| HSL | 31°, 13%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.1, 2.3, 8.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Monkey Madness (PPG 1020-7), published as #63584C
#554F4B
#72614C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Monkey Madness (PPG 1020-7)?
- Monkey Madness has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Monkey Madness is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Monkey Madness in another brand?
- Prospect (SW 9615) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Monkey Madness warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Monkey Madness as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.6; 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.