Aloe Vera (PPG 1222-3)
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Aloe Vera (PPG 1222-3) is a light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Aloe Vera
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Aloe Vera 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 Aloe Vera, 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 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Light Green | 408 | 79 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Celery Bunch | 420C-3 | 70.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Limish | 6006-7B | 76 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Aloe Vera (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Aloe Vera
Darker than Aloe Vera
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1222-3 |
| Hex | #DBE5B9 |
| RGB | 219, 229, 185 |
| HSL | 74°, 46%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, -10.7, 20.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Aloe Vera (PPG 1222-3), published as #DBE5B9
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#EDF0B8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Aloe Vera (PPG 1222-3)?
- Aloe Vera has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Aloe Vera is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Aloe Vera in another brand?
- Limish (Valspar 6006-7B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Aloe Vera warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Aloe Vera as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.4; 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.