Leafy Romaine (PPG 11-14)
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Leafy Romaine (PPG 11-14) is a deep, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 31, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Leafy Romaine
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Leafy Romaine 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 Leafy Romaine, 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 | Cucuzza Verde | SW 9038 | 34 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Mountain Lane | 488 | 31.1 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Exotic Palm | HDC-SP14-2 | 29.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Emerald Isle | 6004-6B | 35 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Leafy Romaine (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Leafy Romaine
Darker than Leafy Romaine
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 11-14 |
| Hex | #949B64 |
| RGB | 148, 155, 100 |
| HSL | 68°, 22%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.2, -11.6, 28.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Leafy Romaine (PPG 11-14), published as #949B64
#859163
#A4A563
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Leafy Romaine (PPG 11-14)?
- Leafy Romaine has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Leafy Romaine is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Leafy Romaine in another brand?
- Exotic Palm (Behr HDC-SP14-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Leafy Romaine warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Leafy Romaine as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.0; 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.