Orange Essential (PPG 1063-5)
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Orange Essential (PPG 1063-5) is a deep, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 35, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Orange Essential
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Orange Essential by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Orange Essential, 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 | Coral Island | SW 6332 | 36 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Lightfoot Salmon | CW-220 | 33.1 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Vintage Coral | MQ4-32 | 34.4 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Terra Earth | 2003-5C | 33 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Orange Essential (LRV 35) by LRV.
Lighter than Orange Essential
Darker than Orange Essential
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1063-5 |
| Hex | #D1907C |
| RGB | 209, 144, 124 |
| HSL | 14°, 48%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.7, 22.2, 20.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Orange Essential (PPG 1063-5), published as #D1907C
#C2877B
#E19A7B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Orange Essential (PPG 1063-5)?
- Orange Essential has an LRV of 35. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Orange Essential is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Orange Essential in another brand?
- Terra Earth (Valspar 2003-5C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Orange Essential warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Orange Essential as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.6; 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.