Soft Amethyst (PPG 1178-4)
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Soft Amethyst (PPG 1178-4) is a medium, cool pink from PPG Paints: LRV 51, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Amethyst
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Soft Amethyst by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, 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 Soft Amethyst, 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 | Delightful | SW 6289 | 51 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Hidden Sanctuary | 1375 | 55.9 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Bedazzled | M110-3 | 52.9 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Subtle Purple | 1003-8B | 53 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Soft Amethyst (LRV 51) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Amethyst
Darker than Soft Amethyst
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1178-4 |
| Hex | #CFB7C9 |
| RGB | 207, 183, 201 |
| HSL | 315°, 20%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.9, 11.7, -5.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Amethyst (PPG 1178-4), published as #CFB7C9
#BEADC7
#E1C1C9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Amethyst (PPG 1178-4)?
- Soft Amethyst has an LRV of 51. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Amethyst is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Amethyst in another brand?
- Bedazzled (Behr M110-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Amethyst warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Soft Amethyst as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.9; 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.