Drops Of Honey (PPG 1090-4)
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Drops Of Honey (PPG 1090-4) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Drops Of Honey
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Drops Of Honey 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 Drops Of Honey, 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 | Tarnished Trumpet | SW 9026 | 47 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Tavern Ochre | CW-375 | 45.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Glittering Sun | MQ2-17 | 45.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ambitious | 3005-5C | 47 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Drops Of Honey (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Drops Of Honey
Darker than Drops Of Honey
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1090-4 |
| Hex | #D4AE76 |
| RGB | 212, 174, 118 |
| HSL | 36°, 52%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.3, 6.5, 33.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Drops Of Honey (PPG 1090-4), published as #D4AE76
#C5A475
#E4B875
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Drops Of Honey (PPG 1090-4)?
- Drops Of Honey has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Drops Of Honey is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Drops Of Honey in another brand?
- Glittering Sun (Behr MQ2-17) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Drops Of Honey warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Drops Of Honey as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 33.9; 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.