Sparrow Song (PPG 11-13)
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Sparrow Song (PPG 11-13) is a medium, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sparrow Song
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sparrow Song by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Sparrow Song, 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 | Great Green | SW 6430 | 43 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Grasslands | 502 | 41.8 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Lima Green | PPU10-07 | 45 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Brush Meadow | 6004-6A | 42 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Sparrow Song (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Sparrow Song
Darker than Sparrow Song
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 11-13 |
| Hex | #ACB17E |
| RGB | 172, 177, 126 |
| HSL | 66°, 25%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.7, -10.2, 25.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sparrow Song (PPG 11-13), published as #ACB17E
#9CA77D
#BCBB7D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sparrow Song (PPG 11-13)?
- Sparrow Song has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sparrow Song is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sparrow Song in another brand?
- Brush Meadow (Valspar 6004-6A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Sparrow Song warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sparrow Song as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.6; 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.