Slippery Stone (PPG 1080-7)
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Slippery Stone (PPG 1080-7) 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 Slippery Stone
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Slippery Stone 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 Slippery Stone, 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 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Glenwood Brown | 1141 | 15.8 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | English Saddle | 270F-7 | 16.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Standing Still | 2008-7B | 17 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Slippery Stone (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Slippery Stone
Darker than Slippery Stone
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1080-7 |
| Hex | #8D6A4A |
| RGB | 141, 106, 74 |
| HSL | 29°, 31%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.6, 9.7, 23.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Slippery Stone (PPG 1080-7), published as #8D6A4A
#7F6149
#9B7349
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Slippery Stone (PPG 1080-7)?
- Slippery Stone has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Slippery Stone is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Slippery Stone in another brand?
- English Saddle (Behr 270F-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Slippery Stone warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Slippery Stone 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.