Coral Silk (PPG 1195-5)
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Coral Silk (PPG 1195-5) is a medium, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coral Silk
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Coral Silk 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 Silk, 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 | Inventive Orange | SW 6633 | 42 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sausalito Sunset | 074 | 46.9 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Siren | P190-4 | 47.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Ripe Melon | 2002-1C | 48 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Coral Silk (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Coral Silk
Darker than Coral Silk
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1195-5 |
| Hex | #F2A37D |
| RGB | 242, 163, 125 |
| HSL | 19°, 82%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.9, 25.1, 31.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coral Silk (PPG 1195-5), published as #F2A37D
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#FFAD7C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coral Silk (PPG 1195-5)?
- Coral Silk has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coral Silk is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Coral Silk in another brand?
- Ripe Melon (Valspar 2002-1C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Coral Silk warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Coral Silk as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 31.6; 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.