Scottish Moor (PPG 11-20)
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Scottish Moor (PPG 11-20) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Scottish Moor
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Scottish Moor 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 Scottish Moor, 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 | Svelte Sage | SW 6164 | 41 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cheyenne Green | 1502 | 39.8 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Jungle Camouflage | N350-4 | 38.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Carriage House | 6003-1C | 43 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Scottish Moor (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Scottish Moor
Darker than Scottish Moor
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 11-20 |
| Hex | #ADAA96 |
| RGB | 173, 170, 150 |
| HSL | 52°, 12%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.4, -2.4, 10.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Scottish Moor (PPG 11-20), published as #ADAA96
#9DA094
#BEB496
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Scottish Moor (PPG 11-20)?
- Scottish Moor has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Scottish Moor is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Scottish Moor in another brand?
- Jungle Camouflage (Behr N350-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Scottish Moor warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Scottish Moor as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.7; 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.