Foothills (PPG 1105-4)
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Foothills (PPG 1105-4) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Foothills
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Foothills 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 Foothills, 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 | Lucent Yellow | SW 6400 | 64 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Mansfield Tan | 248 | 59.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lemon Drop | UL180-11 | 68.1 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Light Amber | 3006-8B | 63 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Foothills (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Foothills
Darker than Foothills
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1105-4 |
| Hex | #E1CFA5 |
| RGB | 225, 207, 165 |
| HSL | 42°, 50%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.6, -0.1, 23.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Foothills (PPG 1105-4), published as #E1CFA5
#D1C5A4
#F2D9A4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Foothills (PPG 1105-4)?
- Foothills has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Foothills is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Foothills in another brand?
- Lucent Yellow (SW 6400) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Foothills warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Foothills as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.2; 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.