Hideaway (PPG 14-26)
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Hideaway (PPG 14-26) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hideaway
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Hideaway 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 Hideaway, 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 | Cargo Pants | SW 7738 | 56 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Coastal Fog | 976 | 52.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Jungle Khaki | ECC-64-1 | 51.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Greyed | 6001-1B | 55 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Hideaway (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Hideaway
Darker than Hideaway
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 14-26 |
| Hex | #C8C0AA |
| RGB | 200, 192, 170 |
| HSL | 44°, 21%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.8, -0.9, 12.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hideaway (PPG 14-26), published as #C8C0AA
#B7B6A8
#D9CAAA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hideaway (PPG 14-26)?
- Hideaway has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hideaway is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Hideaway in another brand?
- Jungle Khaki (Behr ECC-64-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hideaway warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Hideaway as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.1; 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.