El Capitan (PPG 15-29)
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El Capitan (PPG 15-29) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with El Capitan
Four PPG Paints colors picked for El Capitan 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 El Capitan, 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 | Smoky Beige | SW 9087 | 40 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Cotswold | AF-150 | 39 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Mesa Taupe | PPU5-14 | 40.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Timber Dust | 2007-10A | 42 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to El Capitan (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than El Capitan
Darker than El Capitan
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 15-29 |
| Hex | #B7A696 |
| RGB | 183, 166, 150 |
| HSL | 29°, 19%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.1, 3.5, 10.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
El Capitan (PPG 15-29), published as #B7A696
#A79C94
#C8B096
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of El Capitan (PPG 15-29)?
- El Capitan has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so El Capitan is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to El Capitan in another brand?
- Smoky Beige (SW 9087) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is El Capitan warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists El Capitan 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.