Smoked Salmon (PPG 1189-5)
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Smoked Salmon (PPG 1189-5) is a deep, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 37, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smoked Salmon
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Smoked Salmon by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Smoked Salmon, 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 | Charisma | SW 6605 | 41 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | All-a-Blaze | 1304 | 37.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Youthful Coral | 170B-5 | 34.9 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Sweet Melon | 1008-1B | 35 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Smoked Salmon (LRV 37) by LRV.
Lighter than Smoked Salmon
Darker than Smoked Salmon
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1189-5 |
| Hex | #EE867D |
| RGB | 238, 134, 125 |
| HSL | 5°, 77%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.1, 38.7, 22.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smoked Salmon (PPG 1189-5), published as #EE867D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smoked Salmon (PPG 1189-5)?
- Smoked Salmon has an LRV of 37. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smoked Salmon is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Smoked Salmon in another brand?
- All-a-Blaze (BM 1304) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Smoked Salmon warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Smoked Salmon as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.4; 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.