Fresh Praline (PPG 16-21)
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Fresh Praline (PPG 16-21) is a deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 22, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fresh Praline
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Fresh Praline by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Fresh Praline, 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 | Tigereye | SW 6362 | 24 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Byzantine | CSP-1075 | 21.3 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Copper Mine | PMD-41 | 22.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Caramel Toffee | 3009-7 | 24 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Fresh Praline (LRV 22) by LRV.
Lighter than Fresh Praline
Darker than Fresh Praline
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 16-21 |
| Hex | #B07447 |
| RGB | 176, 116, 71 |
| HSL | 26°, 43%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.2, 18.9, 34.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fresh Praline (PPG 16-21), published as #B07447
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fresh Praline (PPG 16-21)?
- Fresh Praline has an LRV of 22. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fresh Praline is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fresh Praline in another brand?
- Copper Mine (Behr PMD-41) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Fresh Praline warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Fresh Praline as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 34.2; 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.