Apricot Cream (PPG 1059-1)
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Apricot Cream (PPG 1059-1) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Apricot Cream
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Apricot Cream 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 Apricot Cream, 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 | Faint Coral | SW 6329 | 75 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Wild Aster | 1240 | 70.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Shabby Chic Pink | BIC-05 | 74.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mosaic Pink | 7001-13 | 73 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Apricot Cream (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Apricot Cream
Darker than Apricot Cream
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1059-1 |
| Hex | #EEDED8 |
| RGB | 238, 222, 216 |
| HSL | 16°, 39%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.6, 4.5, 4.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Apricot Cream (PPG 1059-1), published as #EEDED8
#DDD4D6
#FFE8D8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Apricot Cream (PPG 1059-1)?
- Apricot Cream has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Apricot Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Apricot Cream in another brand?
- Shabby Chic Pink (Behr BIC-05) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Apricot Cream warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Apricot Cream as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.9; 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.