Sweet Spiceberry (PPG 1059-7)
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Sweet Spiceberry (PPG 1059-7) is a very deep, warm red from PPG Paints: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Spiceberry
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Sweet Spiceberry 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 Sweet Spiceberry, 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 | Red Barn | SW 7591 | 9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Harvest Brown | 2104-30 | 11.1 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Sly Fox | S-H-160 | 9.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Chocolate Cherry | 2003-7A | 11 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints red colors nearest to Sweet Spiceberry (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Spiceberry
Darker than Sweet Spiceberry
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1059-7 |
| Hex | #7B453E |
| RGB | 123, 69, 62 |
| HSL | 7°, 33%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.6, 22.4, 14.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Spiceberry (PPG 1059-7), published as #7B453E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Spiceberry (PPG 1059-7)?
- Sweet Spiceberry has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Spiceberry is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Spiceberry in another brand?
- Red Barn (SW 7591) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Spiceberry warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sweet Spiceberry as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.3; 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.