Sauteed Mushroom (PPG 1085-5)
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Sauteed Mushroom (PPG 1085-5) is a deep, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 31, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sauteed Mushroom
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sauteed Mushroom 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 Sauteed Mushroom, 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 | Serengeti Grass | SW 9116 | 32 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Great Plains Gold | 1077 | 32.6 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Nomadic | HDC-NT-22 | 31.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | River Oak | 3004-9C | 29 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Sauteed Mushroom (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Sauteed Mushroom
Darker than Sauteed Mushroom
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1085-5 |
| Hex | #AB9378 |
| RGB | 171, 147, 120 |
| HSL | 32°, 23%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.4, 4.8, 17.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sauteed Mushroom (PPG 1085-5), published as #AB9378
#9C8977
#BB9D77
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sauteed Mushroom (PPG 1085-5)?
- Sauteed Mushroom has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sauteed Mushroom is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sauteed Mushroom in another brand?
- Serengeti Grass (SW 9116) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Sauteed Mushroom warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sauteed Mushroom as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.6; 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.