Seasoned Acorn (PPG 1096-7)
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Seasoned Acorn (PPG 1096-7) is a very deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Seasoned Acorn
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Seasoned Acorn by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Seasoned Acorn, 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 | Mossy Gold | SW 6139 | 15 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Weathered Oak | 1050 | 15.1 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Fig | 320F-7 | 14.9 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Grecian Helmet | 3006-9A | 16 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Seasoned Acorn (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Seasoned Acorn
Darker than Seasoned Acorn
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1096-7 |
| Hex | #7F6640 |
| RGB | 127, 102, 64 |
| HSL | 36°, 33%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.8, 4.8, 25.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Seasoned Acorn (PPG 1096-7), published as #7F6640
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Seasoned Acorn (PPG 1096-7)?
- Seasoned Acorn has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Seasoned Acorn is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Seasoned Acorn in another brand?
- Mossy Gold (SW 6139) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Seasoned Acorn warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Seasoned Acorn as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.2; 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.