Heart's Content (PPG 1050-6)
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Heart's Content (PPG 1050-6) is a very deep, neutral red from PPG Paints: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Heart's Content
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Heart's Content by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, 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 Heart's Content, 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 | Ruby Shade | SW 6572 | 15 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Fascinator Rose | 2085-30 | 15.6 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Shine Baby Shine | MQ1-07 | 17.5 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Deep Sunset | 1005-3A | 17 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints red colors nearest to Heart's Content (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Heart's Content
Darker than Heart's Content
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1050-6 |
| Hex | #A9586C |
| RGB | 169, 88, 108 |
| HSL | 345°, 32%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.6, 35.3, 3.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Heart's Content (PPG 1050-6), published as #A9586C
#9A4F6A
#B8616C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Heart's Content (PPG 1050-6)?
- Heart's Content has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Heart's Content is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Heart's Content in another brand?
- Shine Baby Shine (Behr MQ1-07) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Heart's Content warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Heart's Content as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.8; 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.