Coral Serenade (PPG 1193-5)
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Coral Serenade (PPG 1193-5) 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 Coral Serenade
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Coral Serenade 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 Coral Serenade, 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 | Stone Fruit | SW 9699 | 47 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Monticello Peach | 018 | 46.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Peach Mimosa | HDC-MD-18 | 47 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Poppy Petal | 2001-1C | 47 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Coral Serenade (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Coral Serenade
Darker than Coral Serenade
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1193-5 |
| Hex | #F9A48E |
| RGB | 249, 164, 142 |
| HSL | 12°, 90%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.2, 29.0, 24.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coral Serenade (PPG 1193-5), published as #F9A48E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coral Serenade (PPG 1193-5)?
- Coral Serenade has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coral Serenade is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Coral Serenade in another brand?
- Peach Mimosa (Behr HDC-MD-18) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Coral Serenade warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Coral Serenade as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.4; 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.