Spring Blossom (PPG 1216-3)
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Spring Blossom (PPG 1216-3) is a very light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring Blossom
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Spring Blossom by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Spring Blossom, 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 | Springtime | SW 6708 | 77 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Lemon Twist | 394 | 79.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Feldspar | 410C-2 | 80.8 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Grasshopper | 6007-7B | 81 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Spring Blossom (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring Blossom
Darker than Spring Blossom
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1216-3 |
| Hex | #E9EDBD |
| RGB | 233, 237, 189 |
| HSL | 65°, 57%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, -9.1, 22.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Blossom (PPG 1216-3), published as #E9EDBD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Blossom (PPG 1216-3)?
- Spring Blossom has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Blossom is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Blossom in another brand?
- Grasshopper (Valspar 6007-7B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spring Blossom warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Spring Blossom as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.9; 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.