Hearty Hosta (PPG 1223-5)
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Hearty Hosta (PPG 1223-5) is a medium, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hearty Hosta
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Hearty Hosta 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 Hearty Hosta, 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 | Picnic | SW 6731 | 47 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Exotic Bloom | 551 | 47.3 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Gleeful | P380-5 | 44.2 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Pea Pod | 6005-8A | 48 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Hearty Hosta (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Hearty Hosta
Darker than Hearty Hosta
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1223-5 |
| Hex | #96BF83 |
| RGB | 150, 191, 131 |
| HSL | 101°, 32%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.1, -24.8, 26.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hearty Hosta (PPG 1223-5), published as #96BF83
#85B582
#A7C982
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hearty Hosta (PPG 1223-5)?
- Hearty Hosta has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hearty Hosta is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Hearty Hosta in another brand?
- Picnic (SW 6731) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hearty Hosta warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Hearty Hosta as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.0; 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.