Forgive Quickly (PPG 1116-3)
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Forgive Quickly (PPG 1116-3) is a light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Forgive Quickly
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Forgive Quickly by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Forgive Quickly, 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 | Honeydew | SW 6428 | 71 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Chameleon | 526 | 71.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pale Celery | PPU9-16 | 79.7 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Lime Ice | 6008-7A | 81 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Forgive Quickly (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Forgive Quickly
Darker than Forgive Quickly
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1116-3 |
| Hex | #E1E1BE |
| RGB | 225, 225, 190 |
| HSL | 60°, 37%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.7, -5.8, 17.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Forgive Quickly (PPG 1116-3), published as #E1E1BE
#D0D7BC
#F3EBBE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Forgive Quickly (PPG 1116-3)?
- Forgive Quickly has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Forgive Quickly is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Forgive Quickly in another brand?
- Chameleon (BM 526) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Forgive Quickly warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Forgive Quickly as warm, with a Warm Yellow 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.