Birthday Suit (PPG 1071-3)
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Birthday Suit (PPG 1071-3) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Birthday Suit
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Birthday Suit by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Suit, 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 | Beige | SW 2859 | 60 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Beach | 1172 | 59.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Sand Dance | S190-2 | 60.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Resort Peach | 2005-8B | 60 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Birthday Suit (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Birthday Suit
Darker than Birthday Suit
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1071-3 |
| Hex | #E2C7B6 |
| RGB | 226, 199, 182 |
| HSL | 23°, 43%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.1, 6.8, 12.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Birthday Suit (PPG 1071-3), published as #E2C7B6
#D1BDB4
#F3D1B6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Birthday Suit (PPG 1071-3)?
- Birthday Suit has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Birthday Suit is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Birthday Suit in another brand?
- Sand Dance (Behr S190-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Birthday Suit warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Birthday Suit as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.0; 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.