Prairie Dust (PPG 1102-4)
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Prairie Dust (PPG 1102-4) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Prairie Dust
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Prairie Dust 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 Prairie Dust, 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 | Sleepy Owlet | SW 9513 | 39 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Greenbrier Beige | HC-79 | 41.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Nile Sand | UL170-19 | 42.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Wetland Clay | 3007-10A | 44 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Prairie Dust (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Prairie Dust
Darker than Prairie Dust
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1102-4 |
| Hex | #B9AB8F |
| RGB | 185, 171, 143 |
| HSL | 40°, 23%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.5, 0.5, 16.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Prairie Dust (PPG 1102-4), published as #B9AB8F
#A9A18E
#C9B58F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Prairie Dust (PPG 1102-4)?
- Prairie Dust has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Prairie Dust is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Prairie Dust in another brand?
- Greenbrier Beige (BM HC-79) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Prairie Dust warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Prairie Dust as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.3; 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.