Carrot Cake (PPG 1198-5)
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Carrot Cake (PPG 1198-5) is a deep, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 35, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Carrot Cake
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Carrot Cake 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 Carrot Cake, 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 | Outgoing Orange | SW 6641 | 39 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Harvest Moon | 2167-30 | 31.7 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Blazing Autumn | M220-6A | 34.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Patio Stone | 2008-5B | 33 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Carrot Cake (LRV 35) by LRV.
Lighter than Carrot Cake
Darker than Carrot Cake
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1198-5 |
| Hex | #DC8C59 |
| RGB | 220, 140, 89 |
| HSL | 23°, 65%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.5, 25.5, 39.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Carrot Cake (PPG 1198-5), published as #DC8C59
#CD8358
#EB9657
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Carrot Cake (PPG 1198-5)?
- Carrot Cake has an LRV of 35. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Carrot Cake is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Carrot Cake in another brand?
- Blazing Autumn (Behr M220-6A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Carrot Cake warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Carrot Cake as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 39.6; 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.