Shrimp Toast (PPG 1197-4)
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Shrimp Toast (PPG 1197-4) is a light, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Shrimp Toast
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Shrimp Toast 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 Shrimp Toast, 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 | Avid Apricot | SW 6639 | 62 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Salmon | 096 | 58.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Fresco Cream | 250C-3 | 65.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Coral Gable | 2003-2B | 67 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Shrimp Toast (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Shrimp Toast
Darker than Shrimp Toast
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1197-4 |
| Hex | #F7C5A0 |
| RGB | 247, 197, 160 |
| HSL | 26°, 84%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.1, 12.9, 25.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shrimp Toast (PPG 1197-4), published as #F7C5A0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Shrimp Toast (PPG 1197-4)?
- Shrimp Toast has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Shrimp Toast is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Shrimp Toast in another brand?
- Soft Salmon (BM 096) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Shrimp Toast warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Shrimp Toast as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.3; 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.