Pickling Spice (PPG 1122-3)
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Pickling Spice (PPG 1122-3) is a light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pickling Spice
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Pickling Spice 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 Pickling Spice, 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 | Acanthus | SW 0029 | 60 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Guilford Green | HC-116 | 57.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Meadow Glen | ECC-12-2 | 61.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Olive White | 6005-3A | 61 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Pickling Spice (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Pickling Spice
Darker than Pickling Spice
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1122-3 |
| Hex | #CFD2B5 |
| RGB | 207, 210, 181 |
| HSL | 66°, 24%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.3, -6.0, 14.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pickling Spice (PPG 1122-3), published as #CFD2B5
#BEC8B3
#E0DCB5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pickling Spice (PPG 1122-3)?
- Pickling Spice has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pickling Spice is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pickling Spice in another brand?
- Meadow Glen (Behr ECC-12-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Pickling Spice warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Pickling Spice as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.1; 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.