Leather (PPG 15-14)
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Leather (PPG 15-14) is a deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 20, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Leather
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Leather 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 Leather, 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 | Renwick Golden Oak | SW 2824 | 19 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Gettysburgh Gold | 1064 | 18.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Olympic Bronze | PPU4-17 | 19.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Magic Lamp | 3005-9A | 21 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Leather (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Leather
Darker than Leather
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 15-14 |
| Hex | #98754E |
| RGB | 152, 117, 78 |
| HSL | 32°, 32%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.8, 8.6, 26.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Leather (PPG 15-14), published as #98754E
#8A6C4D
#A77E4D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Leather (PPG 15-14)?
- Leather has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Leather is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Leather in another brand?
- Renwick Golden Oak (SW 2824) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Leather warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Leather as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.7; 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.