Tudor Beige (PPG 16-17)
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Tudor Beige (PPG 16-17) is a deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 33, so it reflects about 33 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tudor Beige
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Tudor Beige 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 Tudor Beige, 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 | Caramelized | SW 9186 | 35 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Autumn Leaf | 1131 | 30.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Windswept Leaves | S280-5 | 31.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Lariat Tan | 3004-7B | 34 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Tudor Beige (LRV 33) by LRV.
Lighter than Tudor Beige
Darker than Tudor Beige
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 16-17 |
| Hex | #BC946D |
| RGB | 188, 148, 109 |
| HSL | 30°, 37%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 33 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.1, 9.8, 26.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tudor Beige (PPG 16-17), published as #BC946D
#AD8A6C
#CB9E6C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tudor Beige (PPG 16-17)?
- Tudor Beige has an LRV of 33. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tudor Beige is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tudor Beige in another brand?
- Windswept Leaves (Behr S280-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Tudor Beige warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Tudor Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.4; 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.