April Showers (PPG 1118-2)
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April Showers (PPG 1118-2) is a light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with April Showers
Four PPG Paints colors picked for April Showers 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 April Showers, 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 | Lime Granita | SW 6715 | 73 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Warren Acres | 527 | 65.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Pale Green Grape | M340-3 | 71.3 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Timid Absinthe | 6003-5B | 73 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to April Showers (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than April Showers
Darker than April Showers
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1118-2 |
| Hex | #DADEB5 |
| RGB | 218, 222, 181 |
| HSL | 66°, 38%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.2, -8.2, 19.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
April Showers (PPG 1118-2), published as #DADEB5
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#EBE8B4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of April Showers (PPG 1118-2)?
- April Showers has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so April Showers is a light color.
- What is the closest match to April Showers in another brand?
- Lime Granita (SW 6715) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is April Showers warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists April Showers as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.7; 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.