Racy Raisin (PPG 16-24)
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Racy Raisin (PPG 16-24) is a very deep, warm brown from PPG Paints: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Racy Raisin
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Racy Raisin 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 Racy Raisin, 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 | Otter | SW 6041 | 6 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Incense Stick | 2115-20 | 8.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pinecone Path | HDC-CL-14 | 7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Virginia Soil | 1003-9A | 9 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints brown colors nearest to Racy Raisin (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Racy Raisin
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 16-24 |
| Hex | #574642 |
| RGB | 87, 70, 66 |
| HSL | 11°, 14%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.4, 6.5, 5.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Racy Raisin (PPG 16-24), published as #574642
#493E41
#654E42
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Racy Raisin (PPG 16-24)?
- Racy Raisin has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Racy Raisin is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Racy Raisin in another brand?
- Incense Stick (BM 2115-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Racy Raisin warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Racy Raisin as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.1; 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.