Hip Hop (PPG 1217-3)
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Hip Hop (PPG 1217-3) is a light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hip Hop
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Hip Hop 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 Hip Hop, 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 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Wales Green | 2028-50 | 70.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Cabbage Green | 410A-2 | 82.1 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Gleeful | 6008-7B | 80 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Hip Hop (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Hip Hop
Darker than Hip Hop
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1217-3 |
| Hex | #E4E8A7 |
| RGB | 228, 232, 167 |
| HSL | 64°, 59%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.3, -11.5, 31.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hip Hop (PPG 1217-3), published as #E4E8A7
#D4DDA6
#F5F3A6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hip Hop (PPG 1217-3)?
- Hip Hop has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hip Hop is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Hip Hop in another brand?
- Wales Green (BM 2028-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Hip Hop warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Hip Hop as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 31.3; 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.