Wistful Walk (PPG 11-15)
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Wistful Walk (PPG 11-15) is a deep, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 23, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wistful Walk
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Wistful Walk 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 Wistful Walk, 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 | Gecko | SW 6719 | 22 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Terrapin Green | 2145-20 | 25.2 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Basil Chiffonade | MQ6-61 | 21.2 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Shallow Valley | 6011-9 | 25 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Wistful Walk (LRV 23) by LRV.
Lighter than Wistful Walk
Darker than Wistful Walk
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 11-15 |
| Hex | #848947 |
| RGB | 132, 137, 71 |
| HSL | 65°, 32%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.3, -12.1, 34.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wistful Walk (PPG 11-15), published as #848947
#767F47
#939345
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wistful Walk (PPG 11-15)?
- Wistful Walk has an LRV of 23. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wistful Walk is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wistful Walk in another brand?
- Shallow Valley (Valspar 6011-9) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Wistful Walk warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Wistful Walk as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 34.5; 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.