Barely Rose (PPG 1045-2)
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Barely Rose (PPG 1045-2) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Barely Rose
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Barely Rose 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 Barely Rose, 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 | Cotton Candy | SW 9692 | 77 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Rosemist | 1366 | 75.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pink Posey | HDC-CT-08 | 75.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Winter Sunrise | 1002-8C | 75 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Barely Rose (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Barely Rose
Darker than Barely Rose
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1045-2 |
| Hex | #EDE0E3 |
| RGB | 237, 224, 227 |
| HSL | 346°, 27%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.3, 4.9, 0.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Barely Rose (PPG 1045-2), published as #EDE0E3
#DBD6E1
#FFEAE3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Barely Rose (PPG 1045-2)?
- Barely Rose has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Barely Rose is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Barely Rose in another brand?
- Rosemist (BM 1366) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Barely Rose warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Barely Rose as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.1; 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.