Playing Hooky (PPG 1123-6)
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Playing Hooky (PPG 1123-6) is a deep, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 25, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Playing Hooky
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Playing Hooky 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 Playing Hooky, 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 | Artichoke | SW 6179 | 21 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Wethersfield Moss | HC-110 | 25.9 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Yogi | S360-5 | 25.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Ripe Olives | 6005-4B | 24 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Playing Hooky (LRV 25) by LRV.
Lighter than Playing Hooky
Darker than Playing Hooky
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1123-6 |
| Hex | #8B8C6B |
| RGB | 139, 140, 107 |
| HSL | 62°, 13%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.4, -6.1, 17.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Playing Hooky (PPG 1123-6), published as #8B8C6B
#7C826A
#9B966A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Playing Hooky (PPG 1123-6)?
- Playing Hooky has an LRV of 25. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Playing Hooky is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Playing Hooky in another brand?
- Yogi (Behr S360-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Playing Hooky warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Playing Hooky as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.6; 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.