Caramelized Walnut (PPG 1074-6)
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Caramelized Walnut (PPG 1074-6) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Caramelized Walnut
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Caramelized Walnut 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 Caramelized Walnut, 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 | Bison | SW 1084 | 11 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Raisin | 1237 | 11.8 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Natural Bark | N170-6 | 10.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Brooklyn Brownstone | 2003-9A | 11 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Caramelized Walnut (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Caramelized Walnut
Darker than Caramelized Walnut
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1074-6 |
| Hex | #6E564A |
| RGB | 110, 86, 74 |
| HSL | 20°, 20%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.7, 8.0, 10.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Caramelized Walnut (PPG 1074-6), published as #6E564A
#604D49
#7C5F4A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Caramelized Walnut (PPG 1074-6)?
- Caramelized Walnut has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Caramelized Walnut is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Caramelized Walnut in another brand?
- Bison (SW 1084) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Caramelized Walnut warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Caramelized Walnut as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.8; 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.