Little Bear (PPG 1074-7)
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Little Bear (PPG 1074-7) 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 Little Bear
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Little Bear 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 Little Bear, 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 | Rookwood Dark Brown | SW 2808 | 8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Hearthstone Brown | 2109-20 | 8.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Chocolate Therapy | N150-7 | 7.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Roasted Coffee | 2009-10 | 9 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Little Bear (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Little Bear
Darker than Little Bear
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1074-7 |
| Hex | #604B42 |
| RGB | 96, 75, 66 |
| HSL | 18°, 19%, 32% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.8, 7.4, 8.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Little Bear (PPG 1074-7), published as #604B42
#524341
#6E5442
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Little Bear (PPG 1074-7)?
- Little Bear has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Little Bear is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Little Bear in another brand?
- Chocolate Therapy (Behr N150-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Little Bear warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Little Bear as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.8; 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.