Leather Loafers (PPG 1101-6)

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Leather Loafers (PPG 1101-6) is a very deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Leather Loafers
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Leather Loafers by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Leather Loafers, 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 | Verde Marrón | SW 9124 | 18 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Silken Moss | 237 | 16.2 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Wild Mushroom | 350F-7 | 17 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Grecian Helmet | 3006-9A | 16 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Leather Loafers (LRV 18) by LRV.
Lighter than Leather Loafers
Darker than Leather Loafers
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1101-6 |
| Hex | #867354 |
| RGB | 134, 115, 84 |
| HSL | 37°, 23%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.5, 2.6, 19.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Leather Loafers (PPG 1101-6), published as #867354
#786A53
#957C53
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Leather Loafers (PPG 1101-6)?
- Leather Loafers has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Leather Loafers is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Leather Loafers in another brand?
- Verde Marrón (SW 9124) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Leather Loafers warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Leather Loafers as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.9; 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.