Stony Creek (PPG 1097-5)
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Stony Creek (PPG 1097-5) is a deep, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 33, so it reflects about 33 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Stony Creek
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Stony Creek 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 Stony Creek, 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 | Fenland | SW 7544 | 35 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Strathmore Manor | 244 | 33.5 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Golden Olive | MQ2-24 | 34 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wild Mushroom | 3007-9C | 34 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Stony Creek (LRV 33) by LRV.
Lighter than Stony Creek
Darker than Stony Creek
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1097-5 |
| Hex | #AC9A7E |
| RGB | 172, 154, 126 |
| HSL | 37°, 22%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 33 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.5, 2.2, 17.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Stony Creek (PPG 1097-5), published as #AC9A7E
#9D907D
#BCA47D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Stony Creek (PPG 1097-5)?
- Stony Creek has an LRV of 33. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Stony Creek is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Stony Creek in another brand?
- Golden Olive (Behr MQ2-24) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Stony Creek warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Stony Creek as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.1; 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.