Barn Door (PPG 1055-6)
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Barn Door (PPG 1055-6) is a very deep, warm pink from PPG Paints: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Barn Door
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Barn Door by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, 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 Barn Door, 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 | Toile Red | SW 0006 | 12 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Fading Twilight | 1258 | 14.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Gallery Red | 150F-6 | 14.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Muted Red | 1008-5A | 13 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Barn Door (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Barn Door
Darker than Barn Door
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1055-6 |
| Hex | #8E5959 |
| RGB | 142, 89, 89 |
| HSL | 0°, 23%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.7, 21.9, 9.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Barn Door (PPG 1055-6), published as #8E5959
#805057
#9D6259
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Barn Door (PPG 1055-6)?
- Barn Door has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Barn Door is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Barn Door in another brand?
- Gallery Red (Behr 150F-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Barn Door warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Barn Door as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.2; 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.