Camel Tan (PPG 12-13)
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Camel Tan (PPG 12-13) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Camel Tan
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Camel Tan 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 Camel Tan, 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 | Navajo White | SW 6126 | 72 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Pale Almond | 951 | 69.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Authentic Tan | N290-2 | 73.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lovely Bluff | 3004-10C | 70 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Camel Tan (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Camel Tan
Darker than Camel Tan
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 12-13 |
| Hex | #E8DBC4 |
| RGB | 232, 219, 196 |
| HSL | 38°, 44%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.9, 0.7, 12.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Camel Tan (PPG 12-13), published as #E8DBC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Camel Tan (PPG 12-13)?
- Camel Tan has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Camel Tan is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Camel Tan in another brand?
- Authentic Tan (Behr N290-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Camel Tan warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Camel Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.9; 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.