Pumpernickel (PPG 15-22)
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Pumpernickel (PPG 15-22) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pumpernickel
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Pumpernickel by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Pumpernickel, 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 | Tea Leaf | SW 9604 | 9 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sierra Spruce | 2108-20 | 9.7 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Hickory Grove | ECC-20-3 | 9.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Swiss Chocolate | 3010-10 | 9 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Pumpernickel (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Pumpernickel
Darker than Pumpernickel
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 15-22 |
| Hex | #625141 |
| RGB | 98, 81, 65 |
| HSL | 29°, 20%, 32% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.7, 4.4, 12.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pumpernickel (PPG 15-22), published as #625141
#544840
#705A40
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pumpernickel (PPG 15-22)?
- Pumpernickel has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pumpernickel is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pumpernickel in another brand?
- Hickory Grove (Behr ECC-20-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Pumpernickel warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Pumpernickel 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.