Salted Pretzel (PPG 1077-6)
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Salted Pretzel (PPG 1077-6) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Salted Pretzel
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Salted Pretzel 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 Salted Pretzel, 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 | Tiki Hut | SW 7509 | 17 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Deer Trail | 1036 | 17.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Kaffee | MQ2-49 | 16.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Muddy Mississippi | 3004-9A | 15 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Salted Pretzel (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Salted Pretzel
Darker than Salted Pretzel
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1077-6 |
| Hex | #816B56 |
| RGB | 129, 107, 86 |
| HSL | 29°, 20%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.8, 5.4, 15.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Salted Pretzel (PPG 1077-6), published as #816B56
#736255
#907455
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Salted Pretzel (PPG 1077-6)?
- Salted Pretzel has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Salted Pretzel is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Salted Pretzel in another brand?
- Kaffee (Behr MQ2-49) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Salted Pretzel warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Salted Pretzel as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.0; 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.