Roasted Chestnut (PPG 15-30)
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Roasted Chestnut (PPG 15-30) is a deep, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 27, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Roasted Chestnut
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Roasted Chestnut 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 Roasted Chestnut, 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 | Sycamore Tan | SW 2855 | 27 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Ticonderoga Taupe | 992 | 27.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Antique Leather | UL140-6 | 28.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tempered Allspice | 2006-9C | 26 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Roasted Chestnut (LRV 27) by LRV.
Lighter than Roasted Chestnut
Darker than Roasted Chestnut
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 15-30 |
| Hex | #9D8C7C |
| RGB | 157, 140, 124 |
| HSL | 29°, 14%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.3, 3.7, 10.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Roasted Chestnut (PPG 15-30), published as #9D8C7C
#8E837A
#AD967C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Roasted Chestnut (PPG 15-30)?
- Roasted Chestnut has an LRV of 27. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Roasted Chestnut is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Roasted Chestnut in another brand?
- Ticonderoga Taupe (BM 992) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Roasted Chestnut warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Roasted Chestnut as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.9; 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.