Floral Linen (PPG 1189-1)
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Floral Linen (PPG 1189-1) is a light, neutral pink from PPG Paints: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Floral Linen
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Floral Linen 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 Floral Linen, 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 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Key Pearl | 885 | 78.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Strawberry Yogurt | 140A-1 | 79.3 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Soft Stone | 7001-3 | 80 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Floral Linen (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Floral Linen
Darker than Floral Linen
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1189-1 |
| Hex | #F5E2DE |
| RGB | 245, 226, 222 |
| HSL | 10°, 53%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.3, 5.8, 4.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Floral Linen (PPG 1189-1), published as #F5E2DE
#E4D8DC
#FFECDE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Floral Linen (PPG 1189-1)?
- Floral Linen has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Floral Linen is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Floral Linen in another brand?
- Strawberry Yogurt (Behr 140A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Floral Linen warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Floral Linen as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.3; 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.