Gaia (PPG 14-18)
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Gaia (PPG 14-18) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 52, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gaia
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Gaia 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 Gaia, 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 | Row House Tan | SW 7689 | 52 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Stone House | 1039 | 49.4 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Practical Tan | S280-3 | 51.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Warm Buff | 3002-10A | 50 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Gaia (LRV 52) by LRV.
Lighter than Gaia
Darker than Gaia
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 14-18 |
| Hex | #D3BC9E |
| RGB | 211, 188, 158 |
| HSL | 34°, 38%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.5, 3.5, 18.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gaia (PPG 14-18), published as #D3BC9E
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#E4C69E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gaia (PPG 14-18)?
- Gaia has an LRV of 52. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gaia is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gaia in another brand?
- Row House Tan (SW 7689) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gaia warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Gaia as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.2; 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.