Birthday Cake (PPG 1059-2)
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Birthday Cake (PPG 1059-2) is a light, warm pink from PPG Paints: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Birthday Cake
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Birthday Cake 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 Birthday Cake, 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 | Innocence | SW 6302 | 68 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Pleasant Pink | 2094-60 | 68.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Misty Memories | 190E-2 | 68.7 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Rosy Glow | 1008-8C | 68 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Birthday Cake (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Birthday Cake
Darker than Birthday Cake
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1059-2 |
| Hex | #E9D2CC |
| RGB | 233, 210, 204 |
| HSL | 12°, 40%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.9, 7.0, 5.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Birthday Cake (PPG 1059-2), published as #E9D2CC
#D8C8CA
#FBDCCC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Birthday Cake (PPG 1059-2)?
- Birthday Cake has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Birthday Cake is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Birthday Cake in another brand?
- Misty Memories (Behr 190E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Birthday Cake warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Birthday Cake as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.9; 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.