Bleeding Heart (PPG 17-14)
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Bleeding Heart (PPG 17-14) is a deep, warm pink from PPG Paints: LRV 28, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bleeding Heart
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Bleeding Heart 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 Bleeding Heart, 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 | Grenadine | SW 6592 | 26 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Cactus Flower | 1335 | 27.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Strawberry Taffy | P150-5A | 25.5 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Passion Pink | 1006-1B | 28 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Bleeding Heart (LRV 28) by LRV.
Lighter than Bleeding Heart
Darker than Bleeding Heart
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 17-14 |
| Hex | #E66A77 |
| RGB | 230, 106, 119 |
| HSL | 354°, 71%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.3, 49.2, 16.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bleeding Heart (PPG 17-14), published as #E66A77
#D76175
#F67377
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bleeding Heart (PPG 17-14)?
- Bleeding Heart has an LRV of 28. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bleeding Heart is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bleeding Heart in another brand?
- Cactus Flower (BM 1335) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bleeding Heart warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Bleeding Heart as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.4; 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.