Crab Bisque (PPG 1195-4)
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Crab Bisque (PPG 1195-4) is a medium, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crab Bisque
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Crab Bisque 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 Crab Bisque, 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 | Certain Peach | SW 6625 | 58 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Amber Winds | 073 | 56.6 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Melon Sorbet | P190-3 | 56.1 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Sandbar | 2004-6A | 49 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Crab Bisque (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Crab Bisque
Darker than Crab Bisque
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1195-4 |
| Hex | #F0B599 |
| RGB | 240, 181, 153 |
| HSL | 19°, 74%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.4, 17.8, 22.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crab Bisque (PPG 1195-4), published as #F0B599
#E0AB98
#FFBF98
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crab Bisque (PPG 1195-4)?
- Crab Bisque has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crab Bisque is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Crab Bisque in another brand?
- Amber Winds (BM 073) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Crab Bisque warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Crab Bisque as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.6; 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.