Mimosa (PPG 1203-2)
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Mimosa (PPG 1203-2) is a very light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mimosa
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Mimosa 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 Mimosa, 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 | Summer White | SW 7557 | 83 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Pelican Beach | 908 | 80.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Vanilla Paste | S290-1 | 80.9 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Kabuki Clay | 3003-8C | 82 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Mimosa (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Mimosa
Darker than Mimosa
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1203-2 |
| Hex | #F5E9D5 |
| RGB | 245, 233, 213 |
| HSL | 37°, 62%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.8, 0.8, 11.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mimosa (PPG 1203-2), published as #F5E9D5
#E4DFD3
#FFF3D5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mimosa (PPG 1203-2)?
- Mimosa has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mimosa is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Mimosa in another brand?
- Vanilla Paste (Behr S290-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mimosa warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Mimosa as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.2; 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.