Beige Tellin (PPG 15-31)
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Beige Tellin (PPG 15-31) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Beige Tellin
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Beige Tellin 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 Beige Tellin, 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 | Favorite Tan | SW 6157 | 44 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Fairway Oaks | 1075 | 46.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Tropical Tan | PWL-84 | 47 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Leatherbound | 3004-10A | 44 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Beige Tellin (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Beige Tellin
Darker than Beige Tellin
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 15-31 |
| Hex | #C6B092 |
| RGB | 198, 176, 146 |
| HSL | 35°, 31%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.0, 3.3, 18.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Beige Tellin (PPG 15-31), published as #C6B092
#B6A691
#D6BA91
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Beige Tellin (PPG 15-31)?
- Beige Tellin has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Beige Tellin is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Beige Tellin in another brand?
- Fairway Oaks (BM 1075) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Beige Tellin warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Beige Tellin as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.3; 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.