Sea Anemone (PPG 1056-1)
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Sea Anemone (PPG 1056-1) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Anemone
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sea Anemone 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 Sea Anemone, 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 | Dreamy White | SW 6021 | 71 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Wild Aster | 1240 | 70.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Vienna Lace | PPU17-07 | 71.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mosaic Pink | 7001-13 | 73 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Sea Anemone (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Anemone
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1056-1 |
| Hex | #E8DAD6 |
| RGB | 232, 218, 214 |
| HSL | 13°, 28%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.0, 4.1, 3.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Anemone (PPG 1056-1), published as #E8DAD6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Anemone (PPG 1056-1)?
- Sea Anemone has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Anemone is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Anemone in another brand?
- Wild Aster (BM 1240) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sea Anemone warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sea Anemone as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.7; 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.