Botany Beige (PPG 15-27)
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Botany Beige (PPG 15-27) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Botany Beige
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Botany Beige 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 Botany Beige, 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 | Aged White | SW 9180 | 74 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Lambskin | 1051 | 71.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sand Castle | ECC-51-2 | 70.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Manila Cream | 3001-8C | 72 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Botany Beige (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Botany Beige
Darker than Botany Beige
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 15-27 |
| Hex | #E5DAC8 |
| RGB | 229, 218, 200 |
| HSL | 37°, 36%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.5, 0.8, 10.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Botany Beige (PPG 15-27), published as #E5DAC8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Botany Beige (PPG 15-27)?
- Botany Beige has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Botany Beige is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Botany Beige in another brand?
- Manila Cream (Valspar 3001-8C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Botany Beige warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Botany Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.2; 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.