Lover's Knot (PPG 1186-1)
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Lover's Knot (PPG 1186-1) is a light, neutral pink from PPG Paints: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lover's Knot
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Lover's Knot 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 Lover's Knot, 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 | Charming Pink | SW 6309 | 69 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Peppermint | 1359 | 74.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Blowing Kisses | P150-1 | 77.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Pink Breeze | 2001-4C | 79 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Lover's Knot (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Lover's Knot
Darker than Lover's Knot
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1186-1 |
| Hex | #F2DBDB |
| RGB | 242, 219, 219 |
| HSL | 0°, 47%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, 7.9, 2.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lover's Knot (PPG 1186-1), published as #F2DBDB
#E1D1D9
#FFE5DB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lover's Knot (PPG 1186-1)?
- Lover's Knot has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lover's Knot is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lover's Knot in another brand?
- Peppermint (BM 1359) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lover's Knot warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Lover's Knot as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.9; 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.