Foggy Beach (PPG 11-18)
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Foggy Beach (PPG 11-18) is a deep, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 38, so it reflects about 38 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Foggy Beach
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Foggy Beach 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 Foggy Beach, 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 | Garden Sage | SW 7736 | 38 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Nature's Scenery | 1524 | 35.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Cactus Hill | ECC-26-3 | 37.3 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Dry Earth | 6008-4A | 43 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Foggy Beach (LRV 38) by LRV.
Lighter than Foggy Beach
Darker than Foggy Beach
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 11-18 |
| Hex | #B0A584 |
| RGB | 176, 165, 132 |
| HSL | 45°, 22%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 38 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.9, -1.4, 18.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Foggy Beach (PPG 11-18), published as #B0A584
#A09B83
#C0AF83
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Foggy Beach (PPG 11-18)?
- Foggy Beach has an LRV of 38. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Foggy Beach is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Foggy Beach in another brand?
- Garden Sage (SW 7736) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Foggy Beach warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Foggy Beach as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.6; 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.