Chewy Caramel (PPG 1087-7)
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Chewy Caramel (PPG 1087-7) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 19, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chewy Caramel
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Chewy Caramel 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 Chewy Caramel, 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 | Renwick Golden Oak | SW 2824 | 19 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Warm Tan | 2162-30 | 18.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Rococo Gold | S300-7 | 19.5 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Autumn Surprise | 3011-5 | 18 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Chewy Caramel (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Chewy Caramel
Darker than Chewy Caramel
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1087-7 |
| Hex | #977043 |
| RGB | 151, 112, 67 |
| HSL | 32°, 39%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.2, 10.0, 30.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chewy Caramel (PPG 1087-7), published as #977043
#896742
#A57942
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chewy Caramel (PPG 1087-7)?
- Chewy Caramel has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chewy Caramel is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chewy Caramel in another brand?
- Warm Tan (BM 2162-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chewy Caramel warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Chewy Caramel as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 30.8; 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.