Same name, different colors
Timber Beam: 2 paint colors share this name.
PPG and Sherwin-Williams each sell a color called Timber Beam. 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.
PPGTimber BeamPPG1096-6 · #A0855CLRV24LightnessDarkUndertoneWarmView PPG PPG1096-6
Sherwin-WilliamsTimber BeamSW 9540 · #796040LRV13LightnessDarkUndertoneWarmView Sherwin-Williams SW 9540
What actually differs
Computed from measured values, not marketing descriptions.
PPG1096-6 is 11 points lighter than SW 9540.
Timber Beam · 2 brands
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