Forever Fairytale (PPG 1016-4)
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Forever Fairytale (PPG 1016-4) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 52, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Forever Fairytale
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Forever Fairytale 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 Forever Fairytale, 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 | Sashay Sand | SW 6051 | 49 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Cedar Ridge | 1233 | 47.8 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | First Waltz | UL110-13 | 53.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blushing Bride | 2001-10B | 52 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Forever Fairytale (LRV 52) by LRV.
Lighter than Forever Fairytale
Darker than Forever Fairytale
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1016-4 |
| Hex | #D2BBB2 |
| RGB | 210, 187, 178 |
| HSL | 17°, 26%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.6, 6.7, 7.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Forever Fairytale (PPG 1016-4), published as #D2BBB2
#C1B1B0
#E3C5B2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Forever Fairytale (PPG 1016-4)?
- Forever Fairytale has an LRV of 52. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Forever Fairytale is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Forever Fairytale in another brand?
- First Waltz (Behr UL110-13) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Forever Fairytale warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Forever Fairytale as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.5; 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.