Southern Wood (PPG 16-07)
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Southern Wood (PPG 16-07) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 19, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Southern Wood
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Southern Wood 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 Southern Wood, 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 | Wheat Penny | SW 7705 | 18 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Antique Copper | 1169 | 20.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cinnamon Crunch | S210-6 | 18.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Woodland | 2006-5A | 19 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Southern Wood (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Southern Wood
Darker than Southern Wood
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 16-07 |
| Hex | #9D6F59 |
| RGB | 157, 111, 89 |
| HSL | 19°, 28%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.0, 15.4, 19.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Southern Wood (PPG 16-07), published as #9D6F59
#8F6658
#AC7858
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Southern Wood (PPG 16-07)?
- Southern Wood has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Southern Wood is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Southern Wood in another brand?
- Cinnamon Crunch (Behr S210-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Southern Wood warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Southern Wood as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.5; 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.