Alpaca Wool (PPG 14-19)
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Alpaca Wool (PPG 14-19) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Alpaca Wool
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Alpaca Wool 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 Alpaca Wool, 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 | Echelon Ecru | SW 7574 | 70 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Mohair | 1058 | 67.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Stucco White | BXC-50 | 66.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lovely Bluff | 3004-10C | 70 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Alpaca Wool (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Alpaca Wool
Darker than Alpaca Wool
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 14-19 |
| Hex | #E4D5BC |
| RGB | 228, 213, 188 |
| HSL | 37°, 43%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.9, 1.2, 14.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alpaca Wool (PPG 14-19), published as #E4D5BC
#D3CBBA
#F5DFBC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Alpaca Wool (PPG 14-19)?
- Alpaca Wool has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Alpaca Wool is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Alpaca Wool in another brand?
- Mohair (BM 1058) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Alpaca Wool warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Alpaca Wool as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.2; 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.