Bourbon (PPG 1083-7)
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Bourbon (PPG 1083-7) 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 Bourbon
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Bourbon 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 Bourbon, 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 | El Caramelo | SW 9106 | 18 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Coppertone | 2161-10 | 17.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Nugget Gold | S260-7 | 17.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Autumn Surprise | 3011-5 | 18 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Bourbon (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Bourbon
Darker than Bourbon
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1083-7 |
| Hex | #926B43 |
| RGB | 146, 107, 67 |
| HSL | 30°, 37%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.3, 10.6, 28.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bourbon (PPG 1083-7), published as #926B43
#846242
#A07442
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bourbon (PPG 1083-7)?
- Bourbon has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bourbon is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bourbon in another brand?
- Coppertone (BM 2161-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Bourbon warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Bourbon as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.4; 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.