Warm Welcome (PPG 1194-5)
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Warm Welcome (PPG 1194-5) is a deep, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Warm Welcome
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Warm Welcome 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 Warm Welcome, 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 | Ravishing Coral | SW 6612 | 40 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Salmon Run | 019 | 39.6 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Indian Dance | 200B-5 | 41.7 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Sweetly Singing | 2005-3C | 37 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Warm Welcome (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Warm Welcome
Darker than Warm Welcome
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1194-5 |
| Hex | #EA9073 |
| RGB | 234, 144, 115 |
| HSL | 15°, 74%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.5, 31.1, 29.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Warm Welcome (PPG 1194-5), published as #EA9073
#DB8772
#FA9A72
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Warm Welcome (PPG 1194-5)?
- Warm Welcome has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Warm Welcome is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Warm Welcome in another brand?
- Salmon Run (BM 019) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Warm Welcome warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Warm Welcome as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.8; 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.