Birch Beige (PPG 1094-3)
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Birch Beige (PPG 1094-3) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Birch Beige
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Birch Beige 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 Birch Beige, 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 | Toasted Pine Nut | SW 7696 | 58 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Squire Hill Buff | 1068 | 55.7 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pale Wheat | UL160-7 | 55.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sandy Cove | 3005-10A | 55 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Birch Beige (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Birch Beige
Darker than Birch Beige
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1094-3 |
| Hex | #D9C3A1 |
| RGB | 217, 195, 161 |
| HSL | 36°, 42%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.8, 2.6, 19.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Birch Beige (PPG 1094-3), published as #D9C3A1
#C9B9A0
#EACDA0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Birch Beige (PPG 1094-3)?
- Birch Beige has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Birch Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Birch Beige in another brand?
- Squire Hill Buff (BM 1068) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Birch Beige warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Birch Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.9; 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.