Apple Butter (PPG 15-02)
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Apple Butter (PPG 15-02) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 19, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Apple Butter
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Apple Butter by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Apple Butter, 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 | El Caramelo | SW 9106 | 18 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Fort Sumner Tan | 1119 | 18.9 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Olympic Bronze | PPU4-17 | 19.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Autumn Surprise | 3011-5 | 18 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Apple Butter (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Apple Butter
Darker than Apple Butter
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 15-02 |
| Hex | #996F45 |
| RGB | 153, 111, 69 |
| HSL | 30°, 38%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.2, 11.6, 29.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Apple Butter (PPG 15-02), published as #996F45
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Apple Butter (PPG 15-02)?
- Apple Butter has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Apple Butter is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Apple Butter in another brand?
- Fort Sumner Tan (BM 1119) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Apple Butter warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Apple Butter as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.8; 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.