Wilderness (PPG 11-26)
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Wilderness (PPG 11-26) is a deep, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 22, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wilderness
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Wilderness 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 Wilderness, 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 | Artichoke | SW 6179 | 21 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Eucalyptus Leaf | 2144-20 | 23.3 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Ecological | S380-6 | 21.8 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Candied Lime | 6002-4C | 20 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Wilderness (LRV 22) by LRV.
Lighter than Wilderness
Darker than Wilderness
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 11-26 |
| Hex | #838463 |
| RGB | 131, 132, 99 |
| HSL | 62°, 14%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.3, -6.2, 17.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wilderness (PPG 11-26), published as #838463
#747B62
#928E62
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wilderness (PPG 11-26)?
- Wilderness has an LRV of 22. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wilderness is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wilderness in another brand?
- Eucalyptus Leaf (BM 2144-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Wilderness warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Wilderness 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.