Brown Basket (PPG 16-15)
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Brown Basket (PPG 16-15) is a deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 23, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brown Basket
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Brown Basket by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Brown Basket, 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 | Gallant Gold | SW 6391 | 21 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Meadow | 2165-20 | 23.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Blonde Wood | M250-7 | 22.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Praline Cake | 3004-7A | 22 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Brown Basket (LRV 23) by LRV.
Lighter than Brown Basket
Darker than Brown Basket
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 16-15 |
| Hex | #AC7B44 |
| RGB | 172, 123, 68 |
| HSL | 32°, 43%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.4, 13.0, 37.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brown Basket (PPG 16-15), published as #AC7B44
#9E7244
#BB8442
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brown Basket (PPG 16-15)?
- Brown Basket has an LRV of 23. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brown Basket is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brown Basket in another brand?
- Golden Meadow (BM 2165-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Brown Basket warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Brown Basket as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 37.2; 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.