Best Beige (PPG 1085-4)
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Best Beige (PPG 1085-4) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Best Beige
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Best Beige by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Best Beige, 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 | Barcelona Beige | SW 7530 | 47 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Warm Sand | CSP-280 | 47.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Ranch Tan | QE-28 | 48.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Moose Mousse | 3003-10A | 47 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Best Beige (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Best Beige
Darker than Best Beige
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1085-4 |
| Hex | #C6B49C |
| RGB | 198, 180, 156 |
| HSL | 34°, 27%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.2, 2.6, 14.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Best Beige (PPG 1085-4), published as #C6B49C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Best Beige (PPG 1085-4)?
- Best Beige has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Best Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Best Beige in another brand?
- Barcelona Beige (SW 7530) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Best Beige warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Best Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.6; 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.