Poppy Pods (PPG 1075-6)
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Poppy Pods (PPG 1075-6) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Poppy Pods
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Poppy Pods 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 Poppy Pods, 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 | Homestead Brown | SW 7515 | 12 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Rockies Brown | 2107-30 | 12.5 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Traditional | 760B-6 | 13.3 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Sumatra Blend | 2008-9A | 13 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Poppy Pods (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Poppy Pods
Darker than Poppy Pods
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1075-6 |
| Hex | #736157 |
| RGB | 115, 97, 87 |
| HSL | 21°, 14%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.6, 5.5, 8.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Poppy Pods (PPG 1075-6), published as #736157
#655856
#826A57
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Poppy Pods (PPG 1075-6)?
- Poppy Pods has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Poppy Pods is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Poppy Pods in another brand?
- Traditional (Behr 760B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Poppy Pods warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Poppy Pods as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.4; 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.