Mossy Gold (PPG 11-17)
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Mossy Gold (PPG 11-17) is a deep, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mossy Gold
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Mossy Gold 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 Mossy Gold, 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 | Rattan Palm | SW 9533 | 28 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Bed of Ferns | 1511 | 28.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | River Bank | 380F-6 | 29.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Caraway Shield | 6008-4B | 30 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Mossy Gold (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Mossy Gold
Darker than Mossy Gold
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 11-17 |
| Hex | #9C9273 |
| RGB | 156, 146, 115 |
| HSL | 45°, 17%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.7, -1.4, 17.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mossy Gold (PPG 11-17), published as #9C9273
#8D8872
#AC9C72
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mossy Gold (PPG 11-17)?
- Mossy Gold has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mossy Gold is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mossy Gold in another brand?
- Bed of Ferns (BM 1511) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Mossy Gold warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Mossy Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.8; 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.