Split Pea Soup (PPG 1109-5)
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Split Pea Soup (PPG 1109-5) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Split Pea Soup
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Split Pea Soup 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 Split Pea Soup, 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 | Sassy Green | SW 6416 | 40 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Meadow View | 383 | 44.1 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Champagne Grape | BIC-41 | 43.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Dylan Velvet | 3008-5B | 47 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Split Pea Soup (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Split Pea Soup
Darker than Split Pea Soup
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1109-5 |
| Hex | #C8B165 |
| RGB | 200, 177, 101 |
| HSL | 46°, 47%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.7, -1.7, 41.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Split Pea Soup (PPG 1109-5), published as #C8B165
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Split Pea Soup (PPG 1109-5)?
- Split Pea Soup has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Split Pea Soup is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Split Pea Soup in another brand?
- Champagne Grape (Behr BIC-41) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Split Pea Soup warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Split Pea Soup as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 41.7; 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.