Heart's Desire (PPG 1183-7)
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Heart's Desire (PPG 1183-7) is a very deep, neutral red from PPG Paints: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Heart's Desire
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Heart's Desire by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Heart's Desire, 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 | Hot | SW 6843 | 14 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Aniline Red | 1350 | 13.7 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Bing Cherry Pie | HDC-SM16-04 | 14.9 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Berry Blush | 1004-1A | 16 | 6.3 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints red colors nearest to Heart's Desire (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Heart's Desire
Darker than Heart's Desire
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1183-7 |
| Hex | #AC3E5F |
| RGB | 172, 62, 95 |
| HSL | 342°, 47%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.8, 47.7, 4.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Heart's Desire (PPG 1183-7), published as #AC3E5F
#9D355D
#BB475F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Heart's Desire (PPG 1183-7)?
- Heart's Desire has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Heart's Desire is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Heart's Desire in another brand?
- Hot (SW 6843) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Heart's Desire warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Heart's Desire as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.9; 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.