Faint Fawn (PPG 1089-4)
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Faint Fawn (PPG 1089-4) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Faint Fawn
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Faint Fawn 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 Faint Fawn, 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 | Compatible Cream | SW 6387 | 61 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Fennel Seed | 1101 | 57.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Almond Cookie | S300-3 | 57.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Palamino Pony | 3004-8A | 57 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Faint Fawn (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Faint Fawn
Darker than Faint Fawn
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1089-4 |
| Hex | #E2C59C |
| RGB | 226, 197, 156 |
| HSL | 35°, 55%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.0, 4.3, 24.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Faint Fawn (PPG 1089-4), published as #E2C59C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Faint Fawn (PPG 1089-4)?
- Faint Fawn has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Faint Fawn is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Faint Fawn in another brand?
- Fennel Seed (BM 1101) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Faint Fawn warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Faint Fawn as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.4; 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.