Lemon Pepper (PPG 1216-4)
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Lemon Pepper (PPG 1216-4) is a very light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lemon Pepper
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Lemon Pepper 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 Lemon Pepper, 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 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Hibiscus | 2027-50 | 75.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Cabbage Green | 410A-2 | 82.1 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | New Willow | 6007-9B | 81 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Lemon Pepper (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Lemon Pepper
Darker than Lemon Pepper
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1216-4 |
| Hex | #EBECA7 |
| RGB | 235, 236, 167 |
| HSL | 61°, 64%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.9, -10.8, 33.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lemon Pepper (PPG 1216-4), published as #EBECA7
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#FCF7A6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lemon Pepper (PPG 1216-4)?
- Lemon Pepper has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lemon Pepper is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Lemon Pepper in another brand?
- Hibiscus (BM 2027-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Lemon Pepper warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Lemon Pepper as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 33.5; 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.