Bahia Grass (PPG 1122-4)
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Bahia Grass (PPG 1122-4) is a medium, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bahia Grass
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Bahia Grass by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Bahia 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 | Recycled Glass | SW 7747 | 51 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Burgess Green | CW-485 | 49.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Secret Glade | HDC-SP14-1 | 46 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Sumptuous Sage | 6002-3C | 49 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Bahia Grass (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Bahia Grass
Darker than Bahia Grass
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1122-4 |
| Hex | #B9BD97 |
| RGB | 185, 189, 151 |
| HSL | 66°, 22%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.4, -7.9, 18.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bahia Grass (PPG 1122-4), published as #B9BD97
#A9B396
#CAC796
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bahia Grass (PPG 1122-4)?
- Bahia Grass has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bahia Grass is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bahia Grass in another brand?
- Burgess Green (BM CW-485) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bahia Grass warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Bahia Grass as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.8; 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.