Flowering Raspberry (PPG 1180-6)
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Flowering Raspberry (PPG 1180-6) is a deep, cool pink from PPG Paints: LRV 20, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Flowering Raspberry
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Flowering Raspberry 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 Flowering Raspberry, 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 | Veri Berri | SW 9069 | 21 | 5.1 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Plum Perfect | 1371 | 18 | 5.3 | clearly different |
| Behr | Exotic Bloom | 680B-6 | 19.6 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | So Long Shadow | 1004-3B | 25 | 5.3 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Flowering Raspberry (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Flowering Raspberry
Darker than Flowering Raspberry
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1180-6 |
| Hex | #A16C94 |
| RGB | 161, 108, 148 |
| HSL | 315°, 22%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.3, 27.5, -13.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Flowering Raspberry (PPG 1180-6), published as #A16C94
#916392
#B27594
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Flowering Raspberry (PPG 1180-6)?
- Flowering Raspberry has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Flowering Raspberry is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Flowering Raspberry in another brand?
- Exotic Bloom (Behr 680B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 4.0 (noticeably different).
- Is Flowering Raspberry warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Flowering Raspberry as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.2; 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.