Sand Fossil (PPG 1098-3)
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Sand Fossil (PPG 1098-3) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sand Fossil
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sand Fossil 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 Sand Fossil, 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 | Dirty Martini | SW 9119 | 64 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Moccasin | 1059 | 61.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Bone | UL160-15 | 62.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Classic Buff | 3006-10B | 65 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Sand Fossil (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Sand Fossil
Darker than Sand Fossil
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1098-3 |
| Hex | #DECFB3 |
| RGB | 222, 207, 179 |
| HSL | 39°, 39%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.7, 0.7, 15.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sand Fossil (PPG 1098-3), published as #DECFB3
#CDC5B1
#EFD9B3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sand Fossil (PPG 1098-3)?
- Sand Fossil has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sand Fossil is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sand Fossil in another brand?
- Bone (Behr UL160-15) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sand Fossil warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sand Fossil as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.8; 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.