Antique Mahogany (PPG 16-08)
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Antique Mahogany (PPG 16-08) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Antique Mahogany
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Antique Mahogany by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Antique Mahogany, 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 | Red Barn | SW 7591 | 9 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Peatmoss | 2103-30 | 10.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Wine Barrel | 200F-7 | 9.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Chocolate Cherry | 2003-7A | 11 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Antique Mahogany (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Antique Mahogany
Darker than Antique Mahogany
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 16-08 |
| Hex | #784C42 |
| RGB | 120, 76, 66 |
| HSL | 11°, 29%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.0, 17.4, 13.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Antique Mahogany (PPG 16-08), published as #784C42
#6A4441
#865541
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Antique Mahogany (PPG 16-08)?
- Antique Mahogany has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Antique Mahogany is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Antique Mahogany in another brand?
- Wine Barrel (Behr 200F-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Antique Mahogany warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Antique Mahogany as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.7; 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.