Starfish (PPG 1069-3)
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Starfish (PPG 1069-3) is a medium, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Starfish
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Starfish 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 Starfish, 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 | Warming Peach | SW 6338 | 54 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Cinnamon 'n Spice | 1215 | 50.5 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Veronese Peach | BIC-03 | 57.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Shy Time | 2002-8B | 53 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Starfish (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Starfish
Darker than Starfish
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1069-3 |
| Hex | #E5BCA5 |
| RGB | 229, 188, 165 |
| HSL | 22°, 55%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.2, 11.4, 17.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Starfish (PPG 1069-3), published as #E5BCA5
#D5B2A3
#F6C6A5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Starfish (PPG 1069-3)?
- Starfish has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Starfish is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Starfish in another brand?
- Warming Peach (SW 6338) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Starfish warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Starfish as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.2; 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.