Oh Dahling (PPG 1218-1)
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Oh Dahling (PPG 1218-1) is a very light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 83, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oh Dahling
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Oh Dahling 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 Oh Dahling, 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 | Lime Granita | SW 6715 | 73 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Lime Ricky | 393 | 84.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Feldspar | 410C-2 | 80.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lime Ice | 6008-7A | 81 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Oh Dahling (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than Oh Dahling
Darker than Oh Dahling
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1218-1 |
| Hex | #EDEEC5 |
| RGB | 237, 238, 197 |
| HSL | 61°, 55%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.1, -7.0, 19.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oh Dahling (PPG 1218-1), published as #EDEEC5
#DCE3C3
#FFF9C4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oh Dahling (PPG 1218-1)?
- Oh Dahling has an LRV of 83. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Oh Dahling is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Oh Dahling in another brand?
- Feldspar (Behr 410C-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Oh Dahling warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Oh Dahling as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.8; 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.