Mountain Laurel (PPG 1181-3)
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Mountain Laurel (PPG 1181-3) is a light, neutral pink from PPG Paints: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mountain Laurel
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Mountain Laurel 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 Mountain Laurel, 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 | Azalea Flower | SW 6576 | 61 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Posy Pink | 2080-60 | 64.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Palace Rose | 110A-3 | 67 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Sweet Pink | 1004-2B | 69 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Mountain Laurel (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Mountain Laurel
Darker than Mountain Laurel
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1181-3 |
| Hex | #F4C8D5 |
| RGB | 244, 200, 213 |
| HSL | 342°, 67%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.7, 17.6, -0.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mountain Laurel (PPG 1181-3), published as #F4C8D5
#E3BED3
#FFD2D5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mountain Laurel (PPG 1181-3)?
- Mountain Laurel has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mountain Laurel is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mountain Laurel in another brand?
- Posy Pink (BM 2080-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mountain Laurel warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Mountain Laurel as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.6; 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.