Spiced Cinnamon (PPG 1071-7)
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Spiced Cinnamon (PPG 1071-7) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spiced Cinnamon
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Spiced Cinnamon 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 Spiced Cinnamon, 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 | Grounded | SW 6089 | 12 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Grandfather Clock Brown | 2096-30 | 12.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Stagecoach | T12-2 | 12.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Chocolate Sauce | 2006-7A | 13 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Spiced Cinnamon (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Spiced Cinnamon
Darker than Spiced Cinnamon
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1071-7 |
| Hex | #805B48 |
| RGB | 128, 91, 72 |
| HSL | 20°, 28%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.1, 12.6, 17.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spiced Cinnamon (PPG 1071-7), published as #805B48
#725247
#8E6447
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spiced Cinnamon (PPG 1071-7)?
- Spiced Cinnamon has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spiced Cinnamon is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Spiced Cinnamon in another brand?
- Grandfather Clock Brown (BM 2096-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spiced Cinnamon warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Spiced Cinnamon as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.0; 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.