Delicate White (PPG 1001-1)
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Delicate White (PPG 1001-1) is a very light, warm white from PPG Paints: LRV 88, so it reflects about 88 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Delicate White
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Delicate 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 Delicate 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 | Extra White | SW 7006 | 86 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Super White | OC-152 | 87.4 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Frost | 57 | 86.7 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Du Jour | 7002-6 | 87 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Delicate White (LRV 88) by LRV.
Darker than Delicate White
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-1 |
| Hex | #F1F2EE |
| RGB | 241, 242, 238 |
| HSL | 75°, 13%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 88 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.3, -1.0, 1.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Delicate White (PPG 1001-1), published as #F1F2EE
#DFE8EC
#FFFCEE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Delicate White (PPG 1001-1)?
- Delicate White has an LRV of 88. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Delicate White is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Delicate White in another brand?
- Super White (BM OC-152) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Delicate White warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Delicate White as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.8; 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.