Crushed Roses (PPG 18-19)
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Crushed Roses (PPG 18-19) is a medium, neutral pink from PPG Paints: LRV 52, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crushed Roses
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Crushed Roses 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 Crushed Roses, 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 | Appleblossom | SW 0076 | 51 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pink Attraction | 1255 | 50.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Shy Smile | S130-2 | 54.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Bombay Pink | 1006-8B | 51 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints pink colors nearest to Crushed Roses (LRV 52) by LRV.
Lighter than Crushed Roses
Darker than Crushed Roses
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 18-19 |
| Hex | #DAB7BB |
| RGB | 218, 183, 187 |
| HSL | 353°, 32%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.5, 13.2, 2.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crushed Roses (PPG 18-19), published as #DAB7BB
#C9ADB9
#EBC1BB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crushed Roses (PPG 18-19)?
- Crushed Roses has an LRV of 52. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crushed Roses is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Crushed Roses in another brand?
- Shy Smile (Behr S130-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Crushed Roses warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Crushed Roses as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.7; 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.