Red Cedar (PPG 1187-5)
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Red Cedar (PPG 1187-5) is a deep, warm pink from PPG Paints: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Red Cedar
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Red Cedar 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 Red Cedar, 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 | Begonia | SW 6599 | 26 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Glamour Pink | 2006-40 | 29.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Juicy Details | P160-4 | 29.6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Rouge Red | 1007-1B | 30 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Red Cedar (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Red Cedar
Darker than Red Cedar
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1187-5 |
| Hex | #D87678 |
| RGB | 216, 118, 120 |
| HSL | 359°, 56%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.7, 38.3, 16.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Red Cedar (PPG 1187-5), published as #D87678
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Red Cedar (PPG 1187-5)?
- Red Cedar has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Red Cedar is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Red Cedar in another brand?
- Juicy Details (Behr P160-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Red Cedar warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Red Cedar as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.1; 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.