Sweet Annie (PPG 1113-5)
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Sweet Annie (PPG 1113-5) is a deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Annie
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sweet Annie 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 Sweet Annie, 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 | Lemon Verbena | SW 7726 | 31 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Hiking Path | 524 | 30.1 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Tate Olive | 390F-6 | 27.2 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Smoked Olive | 6006-4B | 27 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Sweet Annie (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Annie
Darker than Sweet Annie
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1113-5 |
| Hex | #9C946E |
| RGB | 156, 148, 110 |
| HSL | 50°, 19%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.1, -3.2, 21.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Annie (PPG 1113-5), published as #9C946E
#8D8A6D
#AC9E6D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Annie (PPG 1113-5)?
- Sweet Annie has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Annie is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Annie in another brand?
- Smoked Olive (Valspar 6006-4B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Sweet Annie warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sweet Annie as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.2; 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.