Bird House Brown (PPG 1072-7)
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Bird House Brown (PPG 1072-7) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bird House Brown
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Bird House Brown by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Bird House Brown, 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 | Vintage Leather | SW 6062 | 7 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Brown | 2099-10 | 9.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Classic Brown | BXC-45 | 8.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Rich Chocolate | 1005-9A | 9 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Bird House Brown (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Bird House Brown
Darker than Bird House Brown
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1072-7 |
| Hex | #6C483A |
| RGB | 108, 72, 58 |
| HSL | 17°, 30%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.3, 13.5, 14.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bird House Brown (PPG 1072-7), published as #6C483A
#5F4039
#7A5039
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bird House Brown (PPG 1072-7)?
- Bird House Brown has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bird House Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bird House Brown in another brand?
- Brown (BM 2099-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bird House Brown warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Bird House Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.6; 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.