Soft Salmon (PPG 1190-4)
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Soft Salmon (PPG 1190-4) is a medium, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Salmon
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Soft 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 Soft 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 | Youthful Coral | SW 6604 | 52 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Georgia Peach | 031 | 46.6 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Coral Fountain | MQ4-03 | 47.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Brushed Rose | 2003-4A | 47 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Soft Salmon (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Salmon
Darker than Soft Salmon
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1190-4 |
| Hex | #EAAAA2 |
| RGB | 234, 170, 162 |
| HSL | 7°, 63%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.4, 22.4, 13.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Salmon (PPG 1190-4), published as #EAAAA2
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#FAB4A2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Salmon (PPG 1190-4)?
- Soft Salmon has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Salmon is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Salmon in another brand?
- Coral Fountain (Behr MQ4-03) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Soft Salmon warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Soft Salmon as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.4; 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.