Cherokee Red (PPG 13-02)
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Cherokee Red (PPG 13-02) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cherokee Red
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Cherokee Red 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 Cherokee Red, 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 | Toile Red | SW 0006 | 12 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweet Rosy Brown | 1302 | 10.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Red Bluff | ECC-36-3 | 10.6 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Red Henna | 1008-7A | 11 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Cherokee Red (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Cherokee Red
Darker than Cherokee Red
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 13-02 |
| Hex | #824E4A |
| RGB | 130, 78, 74 |
| HSL | 4°, 27%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.1, 21.4, 11.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cherokee Red (PPG 13-02), published as #824E4A
#744649
#90574A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cherokee Red (PPG 13-02)?
- Cherokee Red has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cherokee Red is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cherokee Red in another brand?
- Sweet Rosy Brown (BM 1302) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Cherokee Red warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cherokee Red as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.7; 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.