Gaiety (PPG 1184-1)
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Gaiety (PPG 1184-1) is a very light, neutral pink from PPG Paints: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gaiety
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Gaiety 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 Gaiety, 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 | Cotton Candy | SW 9692 | 77 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Wispy Pink | 2005-70 | 78.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Cupid Arrow | 100C-1 | 79.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Noble Blush | 7001-11 | 82 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Gaiety (LRV 80) by LRV.
Darker than Gaiety
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1184-1 |
| Hex | #F4E4E5 |
| RGB | 244, 228, 229 |
| HSL | 356°, 42%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.9, 5.6, 1.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gaiety (PPG 1184-1), published as #F4E4E5
#E2DAE3
#FFEEE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gaiety (PPG 1184-1)?
- Gaiety has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gaiety is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Gaiety in another brand?
- Noble Blush (Valspar 7001-11) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gaiety warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Gaiety as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.5; 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.