Good Life (PPG 1090-5)
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Good Life (PPG 1090-5) is a deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 37, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Good Life
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Good Life 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 Good Life, 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 | Empire Gold | SW 0012 | 37 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Coffeehouse Ochre | CW-385 | 36.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Mojave Gold | 340F-6 | 35.8 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Antelope Hide | 3005-7B | 38 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Good Life (LRV 37) by LRV.
Lighter than Good Life
Darker than Good Life
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1090-5 |
| Hex | #C49E69 |
| RGB | 196, 158, 105 |
| HSL | 35°, 44%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.4, 7.2, 33.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Good Life (PPG 1090-5), published as #C49E69
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Good Life (PPG 1090-5)?
- Good Life has an LRV of 37. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Good Life is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Good Life in another brand?
- Coffeehouse Ochre (BM CW-385) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Good Life warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Good Life as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 33.0; 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.