Ginger Spice (PPG 1070-6)
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Ginger Spice (PPG 1070-6) is a deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 20, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ginger Spice
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Ginger Spice 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 Ginger Spice, 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 | Brandywine | SW 7710 | 19 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Masada | AF-220 | 18.6 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Drum Solo | T11-9 | 19.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pale Cordovan | 3010-7 | 19 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Ginger Spice (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Ginger Spice
Darker than Ginger Spice
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1070-6 |
| Hex | #A66E49 |
| RGB | 166, 110, 73 |
| HSL | 24°, 39%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.5, 18.2, 29.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ginger Spice (PPG 1070-6), published as #A66E49
#986548
#B57748
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ginger Spice (PPG 1070-6)?
- Ginger Spice has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ginger Spice is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Ginger Spice in another brand?
- Drum Solo (Behr T11-9) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ginger Spice warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Ginger Spice as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.6; 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.