Dusty Trail (PPG 1097-4)
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Dusty Trail (PPG 1097-4) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 51, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dusty Trail
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Dusty Trail by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Dusty Trail, 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 | Relaxed Khaki | SW 6149 | 50 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Brick House Tan | CW-145 | 50.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Windsor Tan | MQ2-26 | 50.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Freshly Baked | 3008-10A | 50 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Dusty Trail (LRV 51) by LRV.
Lighter than Dusty Trail
Darker than Dusty Trail
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1097-4 |
| Hex | #C9BBA3 |
| RGB | 201, 187, 163 |
| HSL | 38°, 26%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.4, 1.0, 14.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dusty Trail (PPG 1097-4), published as #C9BBA3
#B9B1A1
#DAC5A3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dusty Trail (PPG 1097-4)?
- Dusty Trail has an LRV of 51. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dusty Trail is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Dusty Trail in another brand?
- Relaxed Khaki (SW 6149) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dusty Trail warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Dusty Trail as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.0; 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.