French Toast (PPG 15-24)
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French Toast (PPG 15-24) is a very deep, neutral brown from PPG Paints: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with French Toast
Three PPG Paints colors picked for French Toast 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 French Toast, 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 | Chateau Brown | SW 7510 | 8 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Mississippi Mud | 2114-20 | 7.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Chaparral | ECC-43-3 | 6.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Black Raisin | 4002-2C | 7 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to French Toast (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than French Toast
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 15-24 |
| Hex | #544642 |
| RGB | 84, 70, 66 |
| HSL | 13°, 12%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.0, 5.2, 4.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
French Toast (PPG 15-24), published as #544642
#463E41
#624E42
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of French Toast (PPG 15-24)?
- French Toast has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so French Toast is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to French Toast in another brand?
- Mississippi Mud (BM 2114-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is French Toast warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists French Toast as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.6; 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.