Timber Beam
PPG1096-6 · #A0865C · LRV 25 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Turkish Coffee5
- 2Porpoise13
- 3Timber Beam25
- 4Redend Point30
What Color Is Timber Beam, Really?
Timber Beam reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1096-6 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Timber Beam
Timber Beam is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
How Lighting Changes Timber Beam
Timber Beam sits in the mid-range at LRV 25, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Timber Beam are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint PPG / Glidden PPG1096-6 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Rookwood Antique GoldSW 2814 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.3 | 25 | Color page → |
| Behr | Chamois LeatherBIC-44 · Behr | 3.2 | 26 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Hillcrest Tan1078 · Benjamin Moore | 2.6 | 25 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Rolling Prairie6007-4B · Valspar | 4.5 | 25.2 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Timber BeamPPG1096-6 · Glidden | 0.6 | 25 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Muddy Paws216-5DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 26 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Timber Beam within PPG / Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A0865C in HSL space. Pair Timber Beam with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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