Armadillo (PPG 14-17)
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Armadillo (PPG 14-17) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Armadillo
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Armadillo 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 Armadillo, 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 | Softer Tan | SW 6141 | 60 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Everlasting | 1038 | 60.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Parachute Silk | UL160-16 | 58.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gardenia | 3005-10B | 59 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Armadillo (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Armadillo
Darker than Armadillo
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 14-17 |
| Hex | #D7C8B1 |
| RGB | 215, 200, 177 |
| HSL | 36°, 32%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.3, 1.5, 13.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Armadillo (PPG 14-17), published as #D7C8B1
#C6BEAF
#E8D2B1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Armadillo (PPG 14-17)?
- Armadillo has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Armadillo is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Armadillo in another brand?
- Softer Tan (SW 6141) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Armadillo warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Armadillo as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.4; 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.