Primrose Garden (PPG 1185-4)
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Primrose Garden (PPG 1185-4) is a medium, warm pink from PPG Paints: LRV 43, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Primrose Garden
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Primrose Garden 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 Primrose Garden, 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 | Amaryllis | SW 6591 | 41 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pretty in Pink | 1334 | 41.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Primrose Garden | 130B-4 | 44.9 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Peach Burst | 1008-1C | 44 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Primrose Garden (LRV 43) by LRV.
Lighter than Primrose Garden
Darker than Primrose Garden
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1185-4 |
| Hex | #F3949B |
| RGB | 243, 148, 155 |
| HSL | 356°, 80%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.3, 36.5, 11.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Primrose Garden (PPG 1185-4), published as #F3949B
#E38B99
#FF9E9B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Primrose Garden (PPG 1185-4)?
- Primrose Garden has an LRV of 43. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Primrose Garden is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Primrose Garden in another brand?
- Pretty in Pink (BM 1334) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Primrose Garden warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Primrose Garden as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.7; 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.