Nutmeg Glow (PPG 1080-3)
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Nutmeg Glow (PPG 1080-3) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nutmeg Glow
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Nutmeg Glow by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Nutmeg Glow, 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 | Bagel | SW 6114 | 50 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Chilled Chardonnay | 1089 | 46.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Crème De Caramel | HDC-NT-04 | 48.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sun Tan | 3002-8A | 52 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Nutmeg Glow (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Nutmeg Glow
Darker than Nutmeg Glow
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1080-3 |
| Hex | #D8B691 |
| RGB | 216, 182, 145 |
| HSL | 31°, 48%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.1, 6.9, 23.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nutmeg Glow (PPG 1080-3), published as #D8B691
#C8AC90
#E8C090
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nutmeg Glow (PPG 1080-3)?
- Nutmeg Glow has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Nutmeg Glow is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Nutmeg Glow in another brand?
- Crème De Caramel (Behr HDC-NT-04) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Nutmeg Glow warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Nutmeg Glow as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.4; 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.