Canary Grass (PPG 1114-3)
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Canary Grass (PPG 1114-3) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Canary Grass
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Canary Grass by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Canary Grass, 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 | Shagreen | SW 6422 | 57 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Dried Parsley | 522 | 55.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Hybrid | S340-3 | 59.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Martinique Dawn | 6003-3B | 61 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Canary Grass (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Canary Grass
Darker than Canary Grass
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1114-3 |
| Hex | #D0CCA9 |
| RGB | 208, 204, 169 |
| HSL | 54°, 29%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.5, -4.4, 18.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Canary Grass (PPG 1114-3), published as #D0CCA9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Canary Grass (PPG 1114-3)?
- Canary Grass has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Canary Grass is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Canary Grass in another brand?
- Hybrid (Behr S340-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Canary Grass warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Canary Grass as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.0; 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.