Calabash (PPG 1213-5)
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Calabash (PPG 1213-5) is a very light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Calabash
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Calabash by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Calabash, 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 | Fun Yellow | SW 6908 | 78 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | San Fernando Sunshine | 360 | 75.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Pear | 400A-3 | 80 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Chickery Chick | 3008-2A | 81 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Calabash (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Calabash
Darker than Calabash
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1213-5 |
| Hex | #F8EB97 |
| RGB | 248, 235, 151 |
| HSL | 52°, 87%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, -7.3, 42.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Calabash (PPG 1213-5), published as #F8EB97
#E8E096
#FFF696
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Calabash (PPG 1213-5)?
- Calabash has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Calabash is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Calabash in another brand?
- San Fernando Sunshine (BM 360) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Calabash warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Calabash as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 42.3; 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.