Sweet Alyssum (PPG 1252-4)
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Sweet Alyssum (PPG 1252-4) is a light, cool pink from PPG Paints: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Alyssum
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sweet Alyssum 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 Sweet Alyssum, 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 | Irresistible | SW 6562 | 59 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Dog's Ear | 2076-60 | 65.6 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Girl Talk | P110-2 | 59.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lavender Quartz | 4001-9C | 61 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Sweet Alyssum (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Alyssum
Darker than Sweet Alyssum
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1252-4 |
| Hex | #E7C2DE |
| RGB | 231, 194, 222 |
| HSL | 315°, 44%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.3, 17.8, -9.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Alyssum (PPG 1252-4), published as #E7C2DE
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#F9CCDE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Alyssum (PPG 1252-4)?
- Sweet Alyssum has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Alyssum is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Alyssum in another brand?
- Girl Talk (Behr P110-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Alyssum warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sweet Alyssum as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.0; 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.