Suede Leather (PPG 1072-6)
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Suede Leather (PPG 1072-6) 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 Suede Leather
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Suede Leather 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 Suede Leather, 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 | Tanbark | SW 6061 | 15 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Saddle Soap | 2110-30 | 17.6 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Clay Pot | PPU3-17 | 15.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Rustic Earth | 2007-7A | 17 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Suede Leather (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Suede Leather
Darker than Suede Leather
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1072-6 |
| Hex | #896757 |
| RGB | 137, 103, 87 |
| HSL | 19°, 22%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.6, 11.3, 14.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Suede Leather (PPG 1072-6), published as #896757
#7B5E56
#987056
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Suede Leather (PPG 1072-6)?
- Suede Leather has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Suede Leather is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Suede Leather in another brand?
- Tanbark (SW 6061) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Suede Leather warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Suede Leather 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.