Cow's Milk (PPG 1053-1)
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Cow's Milk (PPG 1053-1) is a very light, neutral white from PPG Paints: LRV 85, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cow's Milk
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Cow's Milk 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 Cow's Milk, 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 | Cold Foam | SW 9504 | 84 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Alabaster | 876 | 85.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Solid Opal | BWC-06 | 82.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pearly Violet | 7001-23 | 86 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Cow's Milk (LRV 85) by LRV.
Lighter than Cow's Milk
Darker than Cow's Milk
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1053-1 |
| Hex | #F1EDE5 |
| RGB | 241, 237, 229 |
| HSL | 40°, 30%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.9, 0.0, 4.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cow's Milk (PPG 1053-1), published as #F1EDE5
#DFE3E3
#FFF7E5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cow's Milk (PPG 1053-1)?
- Cow's Milk has an LRV of 85. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cow's Milk is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Cow's Milk in another brand?
- Pearly Violet (Valspar 7001-23) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cow's Milk warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cow's Milk as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.3; 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.