Red Rock Falls (PPG 16-06)
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Red Rock Falls (PPG 16-06) is a deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 20, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Red Rock Falls
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Red Rock Falls by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Red Rock Falls, 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 | Brandywine | SW 7710 | 19 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Brentwood | 1223 | 20.7 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Ranch Brown | S240-6 | 20.4 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Pale Cordovan | 3010-7 | 19 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Red Rock Falls (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Red Rock Falls
Darker than Red Rock Falls
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 16-06 |
| Hex | #A27253 |
| RGB | 162, 114, 83 |
| HSL | 24°, 32%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.2, 15.2, 24.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Red Rock Falls (PPG 16-06), published as #A27253
#946952
#B17B52
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Red Rock Falls (PPG 16-06)?
- Red Rock Falls has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Red Rock Falls is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Red Rock Falls in another brand?
- Pale Cordovan (Valspar 3010-7) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Red Rock Falls warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Red Rock Falls as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.7; 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.