Star Anise (PPG 1022-7)
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Star Anise (PPG 1022-7) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Star Anise
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Star Anise 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 Star Anise, 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 | Tungsten | SW 9515 | 8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Char Brown | 2137-20 | 9.3 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Dried Leaf | S-H-710 | 8.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Harvest Brown | 6009-2 | 10 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Star Anise (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Star Anise
Darker than Star Anise
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1022-7 |
| Hex | #5C5042 |
| RGB | 92, 80, 66 |
| HSL | 32°, 16%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.8, 2.5, 10.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Star Anise (PPG 1022-7), published as #5C5042
#4E4741
#6A5942
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Star Anise (PPG 1022-7)?
- Star Anise has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Star Anise is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Star Anise in another brand?
- Dried Leaf (Behr S-H-710) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Star Anise warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Star Anise as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.1; 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.