Mexican Moonlight (PPG 1065-5)
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Mexican Moonlight (PPG 1065-5) is a deep, warm pink from PPG Paints: LRV 35, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mexican Moonlight
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Mexican Moonlight 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 Mexican Moonlight, 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 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Antique Rose | 2173-40 | 33.7 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Portuguese Dawn | S160-4 | 33.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Field of Flowers | 2001-8A | 36 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Mexican Moonlight (LRV 35) by LRV.
Lighter than Mexican Moonlight
Darker than Mexican Moonlight
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1065-5 |
| Hex | #C99387 |
| RGB | 201, 147, 135 |
| HSL | 11°, 38%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.8, 18.7, 14.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mexican Moonlight (PPG 1065-5), published as #C99387
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mexican Moonlight (PPG 1065-5)?
- Mexican Moonlight has an LRV of 35. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mexican Moonlight is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mexican Moonlight in another brand?
- Field of Flowers (Valspar 2001-8A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Mexican Moonlight warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Mexican Moonlight as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.4; 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.