Appalachian Trail (PPG 12-22)
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Appalachian Trail (PPG 12-22) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Appalachian Trail
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Appalachian Trail 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 Appalachian Trail, 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 | Wheat Grass | SW 6408 | 48 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sombrero | 249 | 47.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Camel | 350F-5 | 52.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Dining Room Gold | 3006-8A | 49 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Appalachian Trail (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Appalachian Trail
Darker than Appalachian Trail
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 12-22 |
| Hex | #CFB989 |
| RGB | 207, 185, 137 |
| HSL | 41°, 42%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.9, 0.8, 27.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Appalachian Trail (PPG 12-22), published as #CFB989
#BFAF88
#DFC388
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Appalachian Trail (PPG 12-22)?
- Appalachian Trail has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Appalachian Trail is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Appalachian Trail in another brand?
- Wheat Grass (SW 6408) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Appalachian Trail warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Appalachian Trail as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.3; 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.