Pony Tail (PPG 1086-4)
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Pony Tail (PPG 1086-4) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 52, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pony Tail
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Pony Tail 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 Pony Tail, 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 | Row House Tan | SW 7689 | 52 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Blanched Almond | 1060 | 51.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Curious Collection | N290-4 | 51.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Prairie Dance | 3006-10A | 48 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Pony Tail (LRV 52) by LRV.
Lighter than Pony Tail
Darker than Pony Tail
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1086-4 |
| Hex | #D2BC9B |
| RGB | 210, 188, 155 |
| HSL | 36°, 38%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.3, 2.7, 19.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pony Tail (PPG 1086-4), published as #D2BC9B
#C2B29A
#E3C69A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pony Tail (PPG 1086-4)?
- Pony Tail has an LRV of 52. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pony Tail is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pony Tail in another brand?
- Blanched Almond (BM 1060) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pony Tail warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Pony Tail as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.6; 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.