Sweet Sheba (PPG 1194-4)
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Sweet Sheba (PPG 1194-4) is a medium, warm pink from PPG Paints: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Sheba
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sweet Sheba 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 Sweet Sheba, 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 | Jovial | SW 6611 | 56 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Vivid Peach | 025 | 53.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Jovial | 210C-3 | 55.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Spring Linen | 2002-6C | 57 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Sweet Sheba (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Sheba
Darker than Sweet Sheba
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1194-4 |
| Hex | #F0B9A9 |
| RGB | 240, 185, 169 |
| HSL | 14°, 70%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.7, 17.6, 15.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Sheba (PPG 1194-4), published as #F0B9A9
#E0AFA7
#FFC3A9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Sheba (PPG 1194-4)?
- Sweet Sheba has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Sheba is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Sheba in another brand?
- Jovial (SW 6611) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Sheba warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sweet Sheba as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.8; 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.