Faith (PPG 1221-4)
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Faith (PPG 1221-4) 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 Faith
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Faith 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 Faith, 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 | 6.4 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Citron Cocktail | 410 | 70.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Key Lime | 420A-3 | 67.4 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Spring Lawn | 6006-9C | 72 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Faith (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Faith
Darker than Faith
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1221-4 |
| Hex | #D5EBAC |
| RGB | 213, 235, 172 |
| HSL | 81°, 61%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.1, -17.8, 28.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Faith (PPG 1221-4), published as #D5EBAC
#C4E0AB
#E6F6AB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Faith (PPG 1221-4)?
- Faith has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Faith is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Faith in another brand?
- Citron Cocktail (BM 410) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Faith warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Faith as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.3; 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.