Caramel Sugar (PPG 16-05)
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Caramel Sugar (PPG 16-05) is a deep, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 30, so it reflects about 30 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Caramel Sugar
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Caramel Sugar by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Caramel Sugar, 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 | Renwick Rose Beige | SW 2804 | 28 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Roman Shade | 1228 | 30 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Carmelite | MQ1-29 | 29.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Kitchen Terra Cotta | 2003-7C | 30 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Caramel Sugar (LRV 30) by LRV.
Lighter than Caramel Sugar
Darker than Caramel Sugar
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 16-05 |
| Hex | #B88A74 |
| RGB | 184, 138, 116 |
| HSL | 19°, 32%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 30 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.3, 14.5, 18.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Caramel Sugar (PPG 16-05), published as #B88A74
#A98173
#C89373
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Caramel Sugar (PPG 16-05)?
- Caramel Sugar has an LRV of 30. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Caramel Sugar is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Caramel Sugar in another brand?
- Carmelite (Behr MQ1-29) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Caramel Sugar warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Caramel Sugar as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.6; 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.