Tickled Pink (PPG 1181-4)

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Tickled Pink (PPG 1181-4) is a medium, neutral orange from PPG Paints: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tickled Pink
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Tickled Pink by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Tickled Pink, 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 | Haute Pink | SW 6570 | 41 | 4.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Blushing Bride | 2086-50 | 49.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Little Princess | P130-3 | 49.4 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Pink Frenzy | 1002-2A | 49 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Tickled Pink (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Tickled Pink
Darker than Tickled Pink
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1181-4 |
| Hex | #EFA7BF |
| RGB | 239, 167, 191 |
| HSL | 340°, 69%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.9, 29.9, -1.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tickled Pink (PPG 1181-4), published as #EFA7BF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tickled Pink (PPG 1181-4)?
- Tickled Pink has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tickled Pink is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Tickled Pink in another brand?
- Blushing Bride (BM 2086-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Tickled Pink warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Tickled Pink as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.6; 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.