Amaretto Sours (PPG 1106-6)
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Amaretto Sours (PPG 1106-6) is a deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 34, so it reflects about 34 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Amaretto Sours
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Amaretto Sours 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 Amaretto Sours, 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 | Different Gold | SW 6396 | 32 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | French Horn | 195 | 32.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Townhouse Tan | 330D-6 | 34.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Antelope Hide | 3005-7B | 38 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Amaretto Sours (LRV 34) by LRV.
Lighter than Amaretto Sours
Darker than Amaretto Sours
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1106-6 |
| Hex | #C09856 |
| RGB | 192, 152, 86 |
| HSL | 37°, 46%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 34 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.2, 7.1, 40.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Amaretto Sours (PPG 1106-6), published as #C09856
#B18E56
#CFA254
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Amaretto Sours (PPG 1106-6)?
- Amaretto Sours has an LRV of 34. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Amaretto Sours is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Amaretto Sours in another brand?
- French Horn (BM 195) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Amaretto Sours warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Amaretto Sours as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 40.1; 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.