Focus (PPG 1008-1)
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Focus (PPG 1008-1) is a light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Focus
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Focus 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 Focus, 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 | Natural Choice | SW 7011 | 73 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Strand of Pearls | CSP-395 | 72.2 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sand Drift | N310-1 | 74.7 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gracious | 6007-1A | 72 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Focus (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Focus
Darker than Focus
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1008-1 |
| Hex | #E5E0D2 |
| RGB | 229, 224, 210 |
| HSL | 44°, 27%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, -0.7, 7.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Focus (PPG 1008-1), published as #E5E0D2
#D4D6D0
#F7EAD2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Focus (PPG 1008-1)?
- Focus has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Focus is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Focus in another brand?
- Sand Drift (Behr N310-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Focus warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Focus as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.5; 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.