Passionate Pause (PPG 1220-2)
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Passionate Pause (PPG 1220-2) is a very light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 84, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Passionate Pause
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Passionate Pause 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 Passionate Pause, 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 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Lime Ricky | 393 | 84.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Green Shimmer | 420A-1 | 86.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Sheer Green | 6007-7A | 85 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Passionate Pause (LRV 84) by LRV.
Lighter than Passionate Pause
Darker than Passionate Pause
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1220-2 |
| Hex | #EDEFCB |
| RGB | 237, 239, 203 |
| HSL | 63°, 53%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.5, -6.6, 17.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Passionate Pause (PPG 1220-2), published as #EDEFCB
#DCE4C9
#FFFACB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Passionate Pause (PPG 1220-2)?
- Passionate Pause has an LRV of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Passionate Pause is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Passionate Pause in another brand?
- Sheer Green (Valspar 6007-7A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Passionate Pause warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Passionate Pause as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.2; 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.