Sweet Pea (PPG 1227-2)
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Sweet Pea (PPG 1227-2) 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 Sweet Pea
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sweet Pea 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 Sweet Pea, 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 | Reclining Green | SW 6744 | 63 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Surf Green | 2036-60 | 76.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Seafoam Pearl | 470A-2 | 76.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Mint Gala | 6001-7B | 70 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Sweet Pea (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Pea
Darker than Sweet Pea
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1227-2 |
| Hex | #C4EAD5 |
| RGB | 196, 234, 213 |
| HSL | 147°, 47%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.6, -16.4, 6.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Pea (PPG 1227-2), published as #C4EAD5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Pea (PPG 1227-2)?
- Sweet Pea has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Pea is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Pea in another brand?
- Seafoam Pearl (Behr 470A-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Sweet Pea warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sweet Pea as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.1; 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.