Irish Cream (PPG 1061-1)
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Irish Cream (PPG 1061-1) is a very light, neutral white from PPG Paints: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Irish Cream
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Irish 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 Irish 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 | Pale Pink | SW 9696 | 80 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Foggy Morning | 2106-70 | 76.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Cave Pearl | RD-W07 | 78.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Virtue | 7001-15 | 81 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Irish Cream (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Irish Cream
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1061-1 |
| Hex | #EFE7DF |
| RGB | 239, 231, 223 |
| HSL | 30°, 33%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.1, 1.3, 4.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Irish Cream (PPG 1061-1), published as #EFE7DF
#DDDDDD
#FFF1DF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Irish Cream (PPG 1061-1)?
- Irish Cream has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Irish Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Irish Cream in another brand?
- Pale Pink (SW 9696) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Irish Cream warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Irish 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.