Emerald City (PPG 13-32)
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Emerald City (PPG 13-32) is a very deep, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Emerald City
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Emerald City 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 Emerald City, 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 | Cilantro | SW 6453 | 14 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Balsam | 567 | 15.3 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sabal Palm | 460D-7 | 12.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lime Twist | 6009-8 | 13 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Emerald City (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Emerald City
Darker than Emerald City
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 13-32 |
| Hex | #4C6B4E |
| RGB | 76, 107, 78 |
| HSL | 124°, 17%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.2, -17.7, 12.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Emerald City (PPG 13-32), published as #4C6B4E
#3C624D
#5C744D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Emerald City (PPG 13-32)?
- Emerald City has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Emerald City is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Emerald City in another brand?
- Sabal Palm (Behr 460D-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Emerald City warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Emerald City as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.7; 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.