Purple Cabbage (PPG 18-24)
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Purple Cabbage (PPG 18-24) is a very deep, neutral red from PPG Paints: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purple Cabbage
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Purple Cabbage by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Purple Cabbage, 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 | Juneberry | SW 6573 | 9 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Bottle of Bordeaux | 1357 | 11.3 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Cheerful Wine | HDC-WR14-12 | 9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Brown Cherry | 1009-7 | 10 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints red colors nearest to Purple Cabbage (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Cabbage
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 18-24 |
| Hex | #7C3F55 |
| RGB | 124, 63, 85 |
| HSL | 338°, 33%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.0, 29.1, -1.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Cabbage (PPG 18-24), published as #7C3F55
#6E3753
#8B4755
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Cabbage (PPG 18-24)?
- Purple Cabbage has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Cabbage is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Cabbage in another brand?
- Cheerful Wine (Behr HDC-WR14-12) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Purple Cabbage warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Purple Cabbage as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.1; 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.