Walnut Grove (PPG 1028-7)
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Walnut Grove (PPG 1028-7) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Walnut Grove
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove, 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 | Garden Gate | SW 6167 | 10 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Night Owl | CC-662 | 10.1 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Moosewood | 760D-7 | 9.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Amazon Silt | 6010-4 | 10 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Walnut Grove (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Walnut Grove
Darker than Walnut Grove
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1028-7 |
| Hex | #5C5644 |
| RGB | 92, 86, 68 |
| HSL | 45°, 15%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.7, -0.9, 11.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Walnut Grove (PPG 1028-7), published as #5C5644
#4E4D43
#6A5F43
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Walnut Grove (PPG 1028-7)?
- Walnut Grove has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Walnut Grove is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Walnut Grove in another brand?
- Moosewood (Behr 760D-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Walnut Grove warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Walnut Grove as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.4; 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.