Peppered Pecan (PPG 1074-5)
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Peppered Pecan (PPG 1074-5) is a deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 22, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Peppered Pecan
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Peppered Pecan 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 Peppered Pecan, 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 | Mocha | SW 6067 | 21 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Taupetone | 1013 | 22.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Frontier Brown | N190-5 | 23.8 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Zanzibar Spice | 2005-9B | 20 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Peppered Pecan (LRV 22) by LRV.
Lighter than Peppered Pecan
Darker than Peppered Pecan
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1074-5 |
| Hex | #957D6F |
| RGB | 149, 125, 111 |
| HSL | 22°, 15%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.2, 7.0, 11.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Peppered Pecan (PPG 1074-5), published as #957D6F
#86746E
#A5866F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Peppered Pecan (PPG 1074-5)?
- Peppered Pecan has an LRV of 22. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Peppered Pecan is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Peppered Pecan in another brand?
- Taupetone (BM 1013) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Peppered Pecan warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Peppered Pecan as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.1; 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.