Tantalizing Tan (PPG 1070-3)
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Tantalizing Tan (PPG 1070-3) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tantalizing Tan
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Tantalizing Tan by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Tantalizing Tan, 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 | Sweet Orange | SW 6351 | 64 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Careless Whispers | 1214 | 58.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sweet Pastel | MQ3-39 | 62.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Colorado Skyline | 2003-8B | 59 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Tantalizing Tan (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Tantalizing Tan
Darker than Tantalizing Tan
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1070-3 |
| Hex | #E7C3AC |
| RGB | 231, 195, 172 |
| HSL | 23°, 55%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.3, 9.4, 16.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tantalizing Tan (PPG 1070-3), published as #E7C3AC
#D7B9AA
#F8CDAC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tantalizing Tan (PPG 1070-3)?
- Tantalizing Tan has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tantalizing Tan is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Tantalizing Tan in another brand?
- Colorado Skyline (Valspar 2003-8B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tantalizing Tan warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Tantalizing Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.3; 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.