Fragrant Cloves (PPG 1199-7)
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Fragrant Cloves (PPG 1199-7) is a very deep, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fragrant Cloves
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Fragrant Cloves by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Fragrant Cloves, 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 | Earthen Jug | SW 7703 | 17 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pilgrimage Foliage | 2175-20 | 16.6 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Summer Heat | S-H-220 | 16 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Cinnamon Cake | 3010-6 | 18 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Fragrant Cloves (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Fragrant Cloves
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1199-7 |
| Hex | #AC5E3A |
| RGB | 172, 94, 58 |
| HSL | 19°, 50%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.4, 28.5, 34.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fragrant Cloves (PPG 1199-7), published as #AC5E3A
#9E553A
#BA6738
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fragrant Cloves (PPG 1199-7)?
- Fragrant Cloves has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fragrant Cloves is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fragrant Cloves in another brand?
- Earthen Jug (SW 7703) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Fragrant Cloves warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Fragrant Cloves as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 34.2; 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.