Treasure Hunt (PPG 16-16)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Treasure Hunt (PPG 16-16) is a deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 25, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Treasure Hunt
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Treasure Hunt 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 Treasure Hunt, 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 | Almond Roca | SW 9105 | 25 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Fairmont Gold | 1071 | 24.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Antique Penny | S270-7 | 23.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Leather Satchel | 3003-7B | 25 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Treasure Hunt (LRV 25) by LRV.
Lighter than Treasure Hunt
Darker than Treasure Hunt
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 16-16 |
| Hex | #A9805D |
| RGB | 169, 128, 93 |
| HSL | 28°, 31%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.8, 11.3, 25.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Treasure Hunt (PPG 16-16), published as #A9805D
#9A775C
#B8895C
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from PPG Paints
More from PPG Paints
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Treasure Hunt (PPG 16-16)?
- Treasure Hunt has an LRV of 25. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Treasure Hunt is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Treasure Hunt in another brand?
- Leather Satchel (Valspar 3003-7B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Treasure Hunt warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Treasure Hunt as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.1; 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.