Gooseberry (PPG 1048-7)
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Gooseberry (PPG 1048-7) is a very deep, neutral pink from PPG Paints: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gooseberry
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Gooseberry by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Gooseberry, 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 | Deep Maroon | SW 0072 | 7 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | New Pilgrim Red | ES-21 | 7 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Raspberry Truffle | MQ1-49 | 6.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Perfect Plum | 1011-7 | 6 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Gooseberry (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Gooseberry
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1048-7 |
| Hex | #604046 |
| RGB | 96, 64, 70 |
| HSL | 349°, 20%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 30.9, 14.9, 2.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gooseberry (PPG 1048-7), published as #604046
#523844
#6E4846
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gooseberry (PPG 1048-7)?
- Gooseberry has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gooseberry is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Gooseberry in another brand?
- Deep Maroon (SW 0072) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Gooseberry warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Gooseberry as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.0; 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.