Oyster White (PPG 10-05)
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Oyster White (PPG 10-05) is a light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oyster White
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Oyster White by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Oyster White, 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 | Sanctuary | SW 9583 | 76 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Dove Wing | 960 | 77.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Weathered White | HDC-NT-21 | 76.8 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wispy White | 7006-1 | 76 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Oyster White (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Oyster White
Darker than Oyster White
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 10-05 |
| Hex | #E8E5DB |
| RGB | 232, 229, 219 |
| HSL | 46°, 22%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.9, -0.7, 5.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oyster White (PPG 10-05), published as #E8E5DB
#D6DBD9
#FAEFDB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oyster White (PPG 10-05)?
- Oyster White has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Oyster White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Oyster White in another brand?
- Weathered White (Behr HDC-NT-21) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Oyster White warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Oyster White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.2; 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.