Brandy Alexander (PPG 1052-2)
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Brandy Alexander (PPG 1052-2) is a light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brandy Alexander
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Brandy Alexander 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 Brandy Alexander, 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 | Lotus Petal | SW 9697 | 77 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Key Pearl | 885 | 78.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cream Rose | 160A-1 | 80.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Champagne Pink | 2004-4C | 81 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Brandy Alexander (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Brandy Alexander
Darker than Brandy Alexander
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1052-2 |
| Hex | #F3E2DC |
| RGB | 243, 226, 220 |
| HSL | 16°, 49%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.1, 4.8, 5.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brandy Alexander (PPG 1052-2), published as #F3E2DC
#E2D8DA
#FFECDC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brandy Alexander (PPG 1052-2)?
- Brandy Alexander has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brandy Alexander is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Brandy Alexander in another brand?
- Key Pearl (BM 885) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Brandy Alexander warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Brandy Alexander as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.0; 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.