Forever Faithful (PPG 1047-1)
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Forever Faithful (PPG 1047-1) is a very light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Forever Faithful
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Forever Faithful 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 Forever Faithful, 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 | Crystalline | SW 9691 | 77 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Frosted Café | 2098-70 | 75.5 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Irish Linen | 710A-1 | 79 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Origami | 7001-6 | 80 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Forever Faithful (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Forever Faithful
Darker than Forever Faithful
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1047-1 |
| Hex | #EFE6E1 |
| RGB | 239, 230, 225 |
| HSL | 21°, 30%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.9, 2.2, 3.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Forever Faithful (PPG 1047-1), published as #EFE6E1
#DDDCDF
#FFF0E1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Forever Faithful (PPG 1047-1)?
- Forever Faithful has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Forever Faithful is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Forever Faithful in another brand?
- Irish Linen (Behr 710A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Forever Faithful warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Forever Faithful as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.5; 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.