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Same name, different colors

Sawdust: 2 paint colors share this name.

PPG and Sherwin-Williams each sell a color called Sawdust. They are close in name only. Here is how they actually differ.

Side by side

Set next to each other, the differences in value and undertone show up immediately.

PPGSawdustPPG1206-4 · #FBE4AFLRV77LightnessVery LightUndertoneWarmView PPG PPG1206-4
Sherwin-WilliamsSawdustSW 6158 · #998970LRV26LightnessMediumUndertoneWarmView Sherwin-Williams SW 6158

The numbers

BrandCodeHexLRVUndertoneFamily
PPGPPG1206-4#FBE4AF77WarmYellow
Sherwin-WilliamsSW 6158#99897026WarmBrown

What actually differs

Computed from measured values, not marketing descriptions.

PPG1206-4 is 51 points lighter than SW 6158.

Sawdust · 2 brands

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