Spiced Vinegar (PPG 1098-4)
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Spiced Vinegar (PPG 1098-4) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spiced Vinegar
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Spiced Vinegar 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 Spiced Vinegar, 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 | Tumblin' Tumbleweed | SW 9120 | 51 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Blanched Almond | 1060 | 51.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Hayloft | MQ2-22 | 50.3 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Prairie Dance | 3006-10A | 48 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Spiced Vinegar (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Spiced Vinegar
Darker than Spiced Vinegar
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1098-4 |
| Hex | #CDBA99 |
| RGB | 205, 186, 153 |
| HSL | 38°, 34%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.3, 1.6, 19.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spiced Vinegar (PPG 1098-4), published as #CDBA99
#BDB098
#DEC498
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spiced Vinegar (PPG 1098-4)?
- Spiced Vinegar has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spiced Vinegar is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Spiced Vinegar in another brand?
- Tumblin' Tumbleweed (SW 9120) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spiced Vinegar warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Spiced Vinegar as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.2; 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.