Merry Music (PPG 1127-3)
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Merry Music (PPG 1127-3) is a light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Merry Music
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Merry Music 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 Merry Music, 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 | Frostwork | SW 0059 | 62 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Tea Light | 471 | 60.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Terrace View | PPF-25 | 61.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Spearmint Shale | 5008-3B | 63 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Merry Music (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Merry Music
Darker than Merry Music
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1127-3 |
| Hex | #CED3C1 |
| RGB | 206, 211, 193 |
| HSL | 77°, 17%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.7, -4.9, 8.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Merry Music (PPG 1127-3), published as #CED3C1
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#E0DDC1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Merry Music (PPG 1127-3)?
- Merry Music has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Merry Music is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Merry Music in another brand?
- Spearmint Shale (Valspar 5008-3B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Merry Music warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Merry Music as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.3; 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.