Baked Bread (PPG 1100-3)
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Baked Bread (PPG 1100-3) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Baked Bread
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Baked Bread 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 Baked Bread, 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 | Ancestral Gold | SW 6407 | 62 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Monroe Bisque | HC-26 | 58.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Welcome Walkway | PPF-23 | 57.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Dakota Trail | 6008-3B | 61 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Baked Bread (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Baked Bread
Darker than Baked Bread
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1100-3 |
| Hex | #DACBA9 |
| RGB | 218, 203, 169 |
| HSL | 42°, 40%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.1, -0.1, 18.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Baked Bread (PPG 1100-3), published as #DACBA9
#CAC1A8
#EBD5A8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Baked Bread (PPG 1100-3)?
- Baked Bread has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Baked Bread is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Baked Bread in another brand?
- Monroe Bisque (BM HC-26) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Baked Bread warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Baked Bread as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.9; 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.