Frog's Legs (PPG 1116-7)
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Frog's Legs (PPG 1116-7) is a deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 23, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frog's Legs
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Frog's Legs 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 Frog's Legs, 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 | Rural Green | SW 6418 | 23 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Perfectly Pesto | CSP-895 | 20.5 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Snap Pea Green | T15-18 | 23 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Green Jalapeño | 6005-6C | 23 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Frog's Legs (LRV 23) by LRV.
Lighter than Frog's Legs
Darker than Frog's Legs
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1116-7 |
| Hex | #8C8449 |
| RGB | 140, 132, 73 |
| HSL | 53°, 31%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.6, -5.6, 32.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frog's Legs (PPG 1116-7), published as #8C8449
#7E7B49
#9B8E47
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frog's Legs (PPG 1116-7)?
- Frog's Legs has an LRV of 23. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frog's Legs is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Frog's Legs in another brand?
- Rural Green (SW 6418) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Frog's Legs warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Frog's Legs as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.8; 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.