Tampico Brown (PPG 16-23)
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Tampico Brown (PPG 16-23) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tampico Brown
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Tampico Brown 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 Tampico Brown, 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 | Umber Rust | SW 9100 | 10 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Grandfather Clock Brown | 2096-30 | 12.9 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Florence Brown | 230F-7 | 12 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Burnt Caramel | 2010-6 | 12 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Tampico Brown (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Tampico Brown
Darker than Tampico Brown
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 16-23 |
| Hex | #835842 |
| RGB | 131, 88, 66 |
| HSL | 20°, 33%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.5, 15.0, 19.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tampico Brown (PPG 16-23), published as #835842
#754F41
#916141
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tampico Brown (PPG 16-23)?
- Tampico Brown has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tampico Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tampico Brown in another brand?
- Florence Brown (Behr 230F-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tampico Brown warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Tampico Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.9; 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.