Graceful Gazelle (PPG 1105-7)
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Graceful Gazelle (PPG 1105-7) is a deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 27, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Graceful Gazelle
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Graceful Gazelle 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 Graceful Gazelle, 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 | Peristyle Brass | SW 0043 | 30 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Seville Tan | 251 | 27.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Asian Pear | HDC-FL14-7 | 29.9 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Grecian Olive | 3008-7A | 26 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Graceful Gazelle (LRV 27) by LRV.
Lighter than Graceful Gazelle
Darker than Graceful Gazelle
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1105-7 |
| Hex | #A78A50 |
| RGB | 167, 138, 80 |
| HSL | 40°, 35%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.0, 3.5, 35.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Graceful Gazelle (PPG 1105-7), published as #A78A50
#99814F
#B6944E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Graceful Gazelle (PPG 1105-7)?
- Graceful Gazelle has an LRV of 27. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Graceful Gazelle is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Graceful Gazelle in another brand?
- Seville Tan (BM 251) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Graceful Gazelle warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Graceful Gazelle as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.0; 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.