Hip Waders (PPG 1026-7)
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Hip Waders (PPG 1026-7) is a very deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hip Waders
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Hip Waders 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 Hip Waders, 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 | Twig Basket | SW 9529 | 16 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Evening Grove | 1526 | 13.7 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Adventurer | N330-7 | 13.6 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Moss Mulch | 6009-4 | 15 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Hip Waders (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Hip Waders
Darker than Hip Waders
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1026-7 |
| Hex | #746A51 |
| RGB | 116, 106, 81 |
| HSL | 43°, 18%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.1, -0.3, 15.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hip Waders (PPG 1026-7), published as #746A51
#666150
#837350
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hip Waders (PPG 1026-7)?
- Hip Waders has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hip Waders is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Hip Waders in another brand?
- Moss Mulch (Valspar 6009-4) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Hip Waders warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Hip Waders as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.5; 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.