Desert Dawn (PPG 1252-3)
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Desert Dawn (PPG 1252-3) is a light, neutral pink from PPG Paints: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Desert Dawn
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Desert Dawn by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, 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 Desert Dawn, 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 | Lighthearted Pink | SW 6568 | 71 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Easter Bonnet | 2074-70 | 78.7 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Sprinkle | P100-1 | 75.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Cascadia | 1002-4C | 78 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Desert Dawn (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Desert Dawn
Darker than Desert Dawn
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1252-3 |
| Hex | #EDDBE8 |
| RGB | 237, 219, 232 |
| HSL | 317°, 33%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, 8.4, -4.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Desert Dawn (PPG 1252-3), published as #EDDBE8
#DBD1E6
#FFE5E8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Desert Dawn (PPG 1252-3)?
- Desert Dawn has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Desert Dawn is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Desert Dawn in another brand?
- Cascadia (Valspar 1002-4C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Desert Dawn warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Desert Dawn as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.1; 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.