Salmon Eggs (PPG 18-16)
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Salmon Eggs (PPG 18-16) is a deep, warm orange from PPG Paints: LRV 35, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Salmon Eggs
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Salmon Eggs 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 Salmon Eggs, 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 | Roycroft Rose | SW 0034 | 33 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Palmetto Pink | 1188 | 38.2 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Pressed Blossoms | MQ1-18 | 35.1 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Princess Peach | 2002-8A | 39 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints orange colors nearest to Salmon Eggs (LRV 35) by LRV.
Lighter than Salmon Eggs
Darker than Salmon Eggs
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 18-16 |
| Hex | #C59687 |
| RGB | 197, 150, 135 |
| HSL | 15°, 35%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.1, 15.5, 14.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Salmon Eggs (PPG 18-16), published as #C59687
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#D5A087
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Salmon Eggs (PPG 18-16)?
- Salmon Eggs has an LRV of 35. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Salmon Eggs is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Salmon Eggs in another brand?
- Pressed Blossoms (Behr MQ1-18) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Salmon Eggs warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Salmon Eggs as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.7; 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.