Peach Darling (PPG 1201-3)
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Peach Darling (PPG 1201-3) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Peach Darling
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Peach Darling by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Peach Darling, 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 | Sweet Orange | SW 6351 | 64 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Melon Cup | 101 | 63.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Apricot Freeze | M210-3 | 67.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Special Peach | 2004-6B | 63 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Peach Darling (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Peach Darling
Darker than Peach Darling
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1201-3 |
| Hex | #EFCDB4 |
| RGB | 239, 205, 180 |
| HSL | 25°, 65%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.6, 8.2, 16.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Peach Darling (PPG 1201-3), published as #EFCDB4
#DFC3B2
#FFD7B4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Peach Darling (PPG 1201-3)?
- Peach Darling has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Peach Darling is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Peach Darling in another brand?
- Melon Cup (BM 101) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Peach Darling warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Peach Darling as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.9; 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.