Double Duty (PPG 1030-7)
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Double Duty (PPG 1030-7) is a very deep, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Double Duty
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Double Duty by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Double Duty, 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 | Eclipse | SW 6166 | 14 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Castle Peak Gray | 1561 | 14.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Naturalism | MQ6-19 | 13.6 | 2.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Cosmopolitan Olive | 5008-2C | 14 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Double Duty (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Double Duty
Darker than Double Duty
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1030-7 |
| Hex | #686858 |
| RGB | 104, 104, 88 |
| HSL | 60°, 8%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.6, -3.1, 9.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Double Duty (PPG 1030-7), published as #686858
#595F57
#777158
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Double Duty (PPG 1030-7)?
- Double Duty has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Double Duty is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Double Duty in another brand?
- Castle Peak Gray (BM 1561) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Double Duty warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Double Duty as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.0; 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.