Organic (PPG 1029-6)
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Organic (PPG 1029-6) is a very deep, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Organic
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Organic 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 Organic, 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 | Sage Green Light | SW 2851 | 16 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Devonshire Green | 1489 | 19.3 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Amazon River | BXC-20 | 17.3 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Cosmopolitan Olive | 5008-2C | 14 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Organic (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Organic
Darker than Organic
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1029-6 |
| Hex | #747261 |
| RGB | 116, 114, 97 |
| HSL | 54°, 9%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.8, -2.4, 9.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Organic (PPG 1029-6), published as #747261
#656960
#837B61
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Organic (PPG 1029-6)?
- Organic has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Organic is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Organic in another brand?
- Sage Green Light (SW 2851) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Organic warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Organic as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.7; 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.