Yosemite Trailhead (PPG 15-04)
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Yosemite Trailhead (PPG 15-04) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Yosemite Trailhead
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Yosemite Trailhead 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 Yosemite Trailhead, 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 | Beige Intenso | SW 9096 | 42 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Palm Desert Tan | 1123 | 43.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Pottery Wheel | N250-3 | 44.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pale Powder | 3001-8A | 46 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Yosemite Trailhead (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Yosemite Trailhead
Darker than Yosemite Trailhead
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 15-04 |
| Hex | #C7A98D |
| RGB | 199, 169, 141 |
| HSL | 29°, 34%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.2, 6.7, 18.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Yosemite Trailhead (PPG 15-04), published as #C7A98D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Yosemite Trailhead (PPG 15-04)?
- Yosemite Trailhead has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Yosemite Trailhead is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Yosemite Trailhead in another brand?
- Beige Intenso (SW 9096) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Yosemite Trailhead warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Yosemite Trailhead as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.5; 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.