Light Mulberry (PPG 1180-4)
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Light Mulberry (PPG 1180-4) is a medium, cool pink from PPG Paints: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Light Mulberry
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Light Mulberry 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 Light Mulberry, 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 | Irresistible | SW 6562 | 59 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Luscious | 1369 | 51.3 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Pink Wink | M120-3 | 54.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Pleasant Violet | 1004-6A | 53 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Light Mulberry (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Light Mulberry
Darker than Light Mulberry
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1180-4 |
| Hex | #D8B7CF |
| RGB | 216, 183, 207 |
| HSL | 316°, 30%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.9, 15.9, -7.7 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Light Mulberry (PPG 1180-4), published as #D8B7CF
#C7ADCD
#EAC1CF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Light Mulberry (PPG 1180-4)?
- Light Mulberry has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Light Mulberry is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Light Mulberry in another brand?
- Pleasant Violet (Valspar 1004-6A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Light Mulberry warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Light Mulberry as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.7; 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.