Wild Geranium (PPG 1045-6)
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Wild Geranium (PPG 1045-6) is a very deep, neutral brown from PPG Paints: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wild Geranium
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Wild Geranium by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Wild Geranium, 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 | Moss Rose | SW 6291 | 20 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Aplomb | AF-625 | 20.6 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Full Glass | S120-6 | 17.9 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | High Country Rose | 1007-5B | 20 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Wild Geranium (LRV 18) by LRV.
Lighter than Wild Geranium
Darker than Wild Geranium
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1045-6 |
| Hex | #986A79 |
| RGB | 152, 106, 121 |
| HSL | 340°, 18%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.9, 20.7, -0.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wild Geranium (PPG 1045-6), published as #986A79
#896177
#A87379
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wild Geranium (PPG 1045-6)?
- Wild Geranium has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wild Geranium is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wild Geranium in another brand?
- Moss Rose (SW 6291) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Wild Geranium warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Wild Geranium as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.9; 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.