Applesauce Cake (PPG 1095-5)
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Applesauce Cake (PPG 1095-5) is a deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Applesauce Cake
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Applesauce Cake 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 Applesauce Cake, 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 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Simple Pleasures | 1097 | 39 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Winter Wheat | PMD-50 | 37.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Buckskin Pony | 3004-7C | 39 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Applesauce Cake (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Applesauce Cake
Darker than Applesauce Cake
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1095-5 |
| Hex | #C2A377 |
| RGB | 194, 163, 119 |
| HSL | 35°, 38%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.8, 5.2, 27.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Applesauce Cake (PPG 1095-5), published as #C2A377
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Applesauce Cake (PPG 1095-5)?
- Applesauce Cake has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Applesauce Cake is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Applesauce Cake in another brand?
- Simple Pleasures (BM 1097) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Applesauce Cake warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Applesauce Cake as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.1; 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.