Shrimp Salad (PPG 18-15)
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Shrimp Salad (PPG 18-15) is a medium, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Shrimp Salad
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Shrimp Salad by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Shrimp Salad, 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 | Smoky Salmon | SW 6331 | 53 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Crazy For You | 053 | 51.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cinnamon Whip | 210F-4 | 49.4 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Shy Time | 2002-8B | 53 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Shrimp Salad (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Shrimp Salad
Darker than Shrimp Salad
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 18-15 |
| Hex | #E3B8A9 |
| RGB | 227, 184, 169 |
| HSL | 16°, 51%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.2, 13.3, 13.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shrimp Salad (PPG 18-15), published as #E3B8A9
#D3AEA7
#F4C2A9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Shrimp Salad (PPG 18-15)?
- Shrimp Salad has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Shrimp Salad is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Shrimp Salad in another brand?
- Smoky Salmon (SW 6331) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Shrimp Salad warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Shrimp Salad as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.5; 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.