Desert Camel (PPG 12-16)
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Desert Camel (PPG 12-16) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 44, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Desert Camel
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Desert Camel 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 Desert Camel, 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 | Harmonic Tan | SW 6136 | 45 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Oak Ridge | 235 | 42.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Oat Field | S320-4 | 42.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tweed Jacket | 3007-8A | 45 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Desert Camel (LRV 44) by LRV.
Lighter than Desert Camel
Darker than Desert Camel
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 12-16 |
| Hex | #C2AE88 |
| RGB | 194, 174, 136 |
| HSL | 39°, 32%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.9, 1.4, 22.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Desert Camel (PPG 12-16), published as #C2AE88
#B2A487
#D2B887
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Desert Camel (PPG 12-16)?
- Desert Camel has an LRV of 44. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Desert Camel is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Desert Camel in another brand?
- Oat Field (Behr S320-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Desert Camel warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Desert Camel as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.2; 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.