Coffee With Cream (PPG 1086-6)
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Coffee With Cream (PPG 1086-6) is a deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 27, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coffee With Cream
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Coffee With Cream by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Coffee With Cream, 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 | Mudslide | SW 9113 | 25 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Algonquin Trail | 1055 | 28 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Soft Bronze | HDC-NT-28 | 25.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | River Oak | 3004-9C | 29 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Coffee With Cream (LRV 27) by LRV.
Lighter than Coffee With Cream
Darker than Coffee With Cream
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1086-6 |
| Hex | #A68966 |
| RGB | 166, 137, 102 |
| HSL | 33°, 26%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.9, 6.0, 22.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coffee With Cream (PPG 1086-6), published as #A68966
#978065
#B59365
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coffee With Cream (PPG 1086-6)?
- Coffee With Cream has an LRV of 27. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coffee With Cream is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Coffee With Cream in another brand?
- Algonquin Trail (BM 1055) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Coffee With Cream warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Coffee With Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.9; 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.