Bronze Eucalyptus (PPG 16-20)
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Bronze Eucalyptus (PPG 16-20) is a deep, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 21, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bronze Eucalyptus
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Bronze Eucalyptus 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 Bronze Eucalyptus, 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 | Saucy Gold | SW 6370 | 23 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Byzantine | CSP-1075 | 21.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Sesame Crunch | 280D-7 | 19.5 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Wet Riverbanks | 3011-4 | 24 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Bronze Eucalyptus (LRV 21) by LRV.
Lighter than Bronze Eucalyptus
Darker than Bronze Eucalyptus
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 16-20 |
| Hex | #AE703B |
| RGB | 174, 112, 59 |
| HSL | 28°, 49%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.9, 19.5, 38.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bronze Eucalyptus (PPG 16-20), published as #AE703B
#A0673B
#BC7939
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bronze Eucalyptus (PPG 16-20)?
- Bronze Eucalyptus has an LRV of 21. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bronze Eucalyptus is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bronze Eucalyptus in another brand?
- Byzantine (BM CSP-1075) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Bronze Eucalyptus warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Bronze Eucalyptus as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.9; 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.