Covered Wagon (PPG 16-18)
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Covered Wagon (PPG 16-18) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 43, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Covered Wagon
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Covered Wagon 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 Covered Wagon, 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 | Totally Tan | SW 6115 | 42 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Toffee Cream | 1138 | 43.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Pelican Tan | S260-4 | 40.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Cosy Chair | 2007-8A | 44 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Covered Wagon (LRV 43) by LRV.
Lighter than Covered Wagon
Darker than Covered Wagon
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 16-18 |
| Hex | #CDA885 |
| RGB | 205, 168, 133 |
| HSL | 29°, 42%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.3, 8.6, 23.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Covered Wagon (PPG 16-18), published as #CDA885
#BE9E84
#DDB284
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Covered Wagon (PPG 16-18)?
- Covered Wagon has an LRV of 43. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Covered Wagon is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Covered Wagon in another brand?
- Totally Tan (SW 6115) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Covered Wagon warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Covered Wagon as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.2; 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.