Tesoros (PPG 17-20)
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Tesoros (PPG 17-20) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tesoros
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Tesoros 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 Tesoros, 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 | Anjou Pear | SW 6381 | 46 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Eye of the Tiger | 188 | 46.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sweet Maple | 320D-5 | 47.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Creamy Orange | 3005-5B | 46 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Tesoros (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Tesoros
Darker than Tesoros
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 17-20 |
| Hex | #DFB170 |
| RGB | 223, 177, 112 |
| HSL | 35°, 63%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.0, 8.8, 39.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tesoros (PPG 17-20), published as #DFB170
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#EFBB6F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tesoros (PPG 17-20)?
- Tesoros has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tesoros is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Tesoros in another brand?
- Sweet Maple (Behr 320D-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tesoros warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Tesoros as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 39.5; 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.