Chatty Cricket (PPG 1131-5)
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Chatty Cricket (PPG 1131-5) is a deep, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chatty Cricket
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Chatty Cricket 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 Chatty Cricket, 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 | Frosted Emerald | SW 9035 | 37 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Gumdrop | 564 | 42.1 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Tree Fern | 460D-5 | 39 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Green Goddess | 5008-6A | 39 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Chatty Cricket (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Chatty Cricket
Darker than Chatty Cricket
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1131-5 |
| Hex | #89B386 |
| RGB | 137, 179, 134 |
| HSL | 116°, 23%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.0, -23.0, 18.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chatty Cricket (PPG 1131-5), published as #89B386
#78A985
#9ABD85
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chatty Cricket (PPG 1131-5)?
- Chatty Cricket has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chatty Cricket is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chatty Cricket in another brand?
- Green Goddess (Valspar 5008-6A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Chatty Cricket warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Chatty Cricket as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.5; 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.