Gentle Doe (PPG 1201-4)
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Gentle Doe (PPG 1201-4) is a medium, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gentle Doe
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Gentle Doe 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 Gentle Doe, 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 | Soft Apricot | SW 6352 | 50 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Canyonlands | 109 | 50.2 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Trick Or Treat | M220-4 | 51.6 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Caramel Sugar | 2007-6A | 56 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Gentle Doe (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Gentle Doe
Darker than Gentle Doe
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1201-4 |
| Hex | #E8B793 |
| RGB | 232, 183, 147 |
| HSL | 25°, 65%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.0, 12.9, 25.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gentle Doe (PPG 1201-4), published as #E8B793
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#F8C192
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gentle Doe (PPG 1201-4)?
- Gentle Doe has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gentle Doe is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gentle Doe in another brand?
- Soft Apricot (SW 6352) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Gentle Doe warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Gentle Doe as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.1; 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.