Bermuda Onion (PPG 1252-7)
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Bermuda Onion (PPG 1252-7) is a very deep, cool pink from PPG Paints: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bermuda Onion
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Bermuda Onion 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 Bermuda Onion, 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 | Exuberant Pink | SW 6840 | 17 | 7.5 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Twilight Magenta | 2074-30 | 15.3 | 4.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Wild Berry | P110-6 | 17.3 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Cosmic Berry | 4001-10C | 14 | 5.5 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Bermuda Onion (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Bermuda Onion
Darker than Bermuda Onion
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1252-7 |
| Hex | #9D5A8F |
| RGB | 157, 90, 143 |
| HSL | 313°, 27%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.6, 35.3, -17.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bermuda Onion (PPG 1252-7), published as #9D5A8F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bermuda Onion (PPG 1252-7)?
- Bermuda Onion has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bermuda Onion is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bermuda Onion in another brand?
- Wild Berry (Behr P110-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Bermuda Onion warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Bermuda Onion as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -17.5; 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.