Heavy Hammock (PPG 1027-3)
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Heavy Hammock (PPG 1027-3) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Heavy Hammock
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Heavy Hammock by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Heavy Hammock, 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 | Grassland | SW 6163 | 50 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Urban Sophisticate | CSP-160 | 45.9 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Koala Bear | 780D-4 | 47.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Sandy Sage | 5008-1C | 48 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Heavy Hammock (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Heavy Hammock
Darker than Heavy Hammock
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1027-3 |
| Hex | #BEB9A2 |
| RGB | 190, 185, 162 |
| HSL | 49°, 18%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.0, -2.2, 12.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Heavy Hammock (PPG 1027-3), published as #BEB9A2
#AEAFA0
#CFC3A2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Heavy Hammock (PPG 1027-3)?
- Heavy Hammock has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Heavy Hammock is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Heavy Hammock in another brand?
- Grassland (SW 6163) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Heavy Hammock warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Heavy Hammock as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.3; 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.