Cinnamon Stick (PPG 1070-7)
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Cinnamon Stick (PPG 1070-7) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cinnamon Stick
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Cinnamon Stick 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 Cinnamon Stick, 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 | Antiquarian Brown | SW 0045 | 16 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pony Brown | 2163-20 | 15 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Toasted Bagel | S230-7 | 17.7 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Sienna Red | 3011-7 | 17 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Cinnamon Stick (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Cinnamon Stick
Darker than Cinnamon Stick
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1070-7 |
| Hex | #966544 |
| RGB | 150, 101, 68 |
| HSL | 24°, 38%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.3, 16.0, 26.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cinnamon Stick (PPG 1070-7), published as #966544
#885C43
#A46E43
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cinnamon Stick (PPG 1070-7)?
- Cinnamon Stick has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cinnamon Stick is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cinnamon Stick in another brand?
- Antiquarian Brown (SW 0045) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Cinnamon Stick warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cinnamon Stick as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.6; 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.