Distant Valley (PPG 11-19)
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Distant Valley (PPG 11-19) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Distant Valley
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Distant Valley 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 Distant Valley, 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 | Woolen Mittens | SW 9526 | 46 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Baffin Island | 243 | 46.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lion | 760D-4 | 50.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Epic | 6008-3C | 51 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Distant Valley (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Distant Valley
Darker than Distant Valley
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 11-19 |
| Hex | #C2B79A |
| RGB | 194, 183, 154 |
| HSL | 44°, 25%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.6, -0.8, 16.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Distant Valley (PPG 11-19), published as #C2B79A
#B2AD99
#D3C19A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Distant Valley (PPG 11-19)?
- Distant Valley has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Distant Valley is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Distant Valley in another brand?
- Baffin Island (BM 243) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Distant Valley warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Distant Valley as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.2; 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.