Milkweed (PPG 1121-1)
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Milkweed (PPG 1121-1) is a light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Milkweed
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Milkweed 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 Milkweed, 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 | Spinach White | SW 6434 | 79 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Silken Pine | 2144-50 | 74 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Sounds Of Nature | S390-1 | 76.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pale Oak Grove | 5008-3A | 76 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Milkweed (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Milkweed
Darker than Milkweed
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1121-1 |
| Hex | #E3E8D9 |
| RGB | 227, 232, 217 |
| HSL | 80°, 25%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.3, -4.3, 6.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Milkweed (PPG 1121-1), published as #E3E8D9
#D1DED7
#F5F2D9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Milkweed (PPG 1121-1)?
- Milkweed has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Milkweed is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Milkweed in another brand?
- Spinach White (SW 6434) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Milkweed warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Milkweed as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.7; 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.