Macadamia Nut (PPG 1057-1)
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Macadamia Nut (PPG 1057-1) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Macadamia Nut
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Macadamia Nut 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 Macadamia Nut, 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 | Intimate White | SW 6322 | 77 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Wild Rice | 2097-70 | 75.5 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Italian Villa | 180E-1 | 78.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Seashore Bud | 7001-14 | 77 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Macadamia Nut (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Macadamia Nut
Darker than Macadamia Nut
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1057-1 |
| Hex | #EEE3DD |
| RGB | 238, 227, 221 |
| HSL | 21°, 33%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.9, 2.7, 4.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Macadamia Nut (PPG 1057-1), published as #EEE3DD
#DCD9DB
#FFEDDD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Macadamia Nut (PPG 1057-1)?
- Macadamia Nut has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Macadamia Nut is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Macadamia Nut in another brand?
- Wild Rice (BM 2097-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Macadamia Nut warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Macadamia Nut as neutral, with a Warm 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.