Side Kick (PPG 1126-4)
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Side Kick (PPG 1126-4) is a medium, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Side Kick
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Side Kick 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 Side Kick, 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 | Softened Green | SW 6177 | 49 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Grecian Green | 507 | 53.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Urban Nature | S380-3 | 50.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Mint Frost | 6001-3B | 58 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Side Kick (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Side Kick
Darker than Side Kick
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1126-4 |
| Hex | #BFC3AE |
| RGB | 191, 195, 174 |
| HSL | 71°, 15%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.0, -5.1, 10.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Side Kick (PPG 1126-4), published as #BFC3AE
#AEB9AC
#D0CDAE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Side Kick (PPG 1126-4)?
- Side Kick has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Side Kick is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Side Kick in another brand?
- Grecian Green (BM 507) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Side Kick warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Side Kick as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.1; 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.