Beach Grass (PPG 1119-3)
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Beach Grass (PPG 1119-3) 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 Beach Grass
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Beach Grass 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 Beach Grass, 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 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Pale Green Grape | M340-3 | 71.3 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Timid Absinthe | 6003-5B | 73 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Beach Grass (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Beach Grass
Darker than Beach Grass
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1119-3 |
| Hex | #DCDDB8 |
| RGB | 220, 221, 184 |
| HSL | 62°, 35%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.2, -6.5, 18.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Beach Grass (PPG 1119-3), published as #DCDDB8
#CBD3B6
#EDE7B8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Beach Grass (PPG 1119-3)?
- Beach Grass has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Beach Grass is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Beach Grass in another brand?
- Chameleon (BM 526) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Beach Grass warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Beach Grass as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.1; 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.