Caravel Brown (PPG 1079-6)
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Caravel Brown (PPG 1079-6) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Caravel Brown
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Caravel Brown 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 Caravel Brown, 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 | Steady Brown | SW 6110 | 16 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Vero Beach Tan | 1085 | 19 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Split Rail | N250-6 | 17.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Standing Still | 2008-7B | 17 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Caravel Brown (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Caravel Brown
Darker than Caravel Brown
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1079-6 |
| Hex | #8C6E54 |
| RGB | 140, 110, 84 |
| HSL | 28°, 25%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.7, 8.1, 19.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Caravel Brown (PPG 1079-6), published as #8C6E54
#7E6553
#9B7753
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Caravel Brown (PPG 1079-6)?
- Caravel Brown has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Caravel Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Caravel Brown in another brand?
- Vero Beach Tan (BM 1085) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Caravel Brown warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Caravel Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.0; 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.