Curlew (PPG 15-21)
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Curlew (PPG 15-21) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Curlew
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Curlew 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 Curlew, 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 | Landmark | SW 9609 | 15 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Fallen Timber | 994 | 16.6 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Landmark Brown | N220-6 | 14 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Treetrunk | 3009-10 | 15 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Curlew (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Curlew
Darker than Curlew
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 15-21 |
| Hex | #766859 |
| RGB | 118, 104, 89 |
| HSL | 31°, 14%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.9, 2.9, 10.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Curlew (PPG 15-21), published as #766859
#675F58
#857159
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Curlew (PPG 15-21)?
- Curlew has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Curlew is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Curlew in another brand?
- Landmark (SW 9609) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Curlew warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Curlew as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.5; 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.