Wright Grey Tan (PPG FLLW840)
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Wright Grey Tan (PPG FLLW840) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wright Grey Tan
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Wright Grey Tan by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Wright Grey Tan, 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 | Tumblin' Tumbleweed | SW 9120 | 51 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Blanched Almond | 1060 | 51.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Hayloft | MQ2-22 | 50.3 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Prairie Dance | 3006-10A | 48 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Wright Grey Tan (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Wright Grey Tan
Darker than Wright Grey Tan
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | FLLW840 |
| Hex | #CDBA99 |
| RGB | 205, 186, 153 |
| HSL | 38°, 34%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.3, 1.6, 19.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wright Grey Tan (PPG FLLW840), published as #CDBA99
#BDB098
#DEC498
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wright Grey Tan (PPG FLLW840)?
- Wright Grey Tan has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wright Grey Tan is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Wright Grey Tan in another brand?
- Tumblin' Tumbleweed (SW 9120) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wright Grey Tan warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Wright Grey Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.2; 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.