Ginger Shortbread (PPG 1062-3)
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Ginger Shortbread (PPG 1062-3) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ginger Shortbread
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Ginger Shortbread by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Ginger Shortbread, 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 | Abalone Shell | SW 6050 | 60 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Bermuda Sands | 2100-60 | 61.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Chenille | 700A-2 | 64.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tender Shell | 1006-10C | 66 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Ginger Shortbread (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Ginger Shortbread
Darker than Ginger Shortbread
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1062-3 |
| Hex | #E3CEC6 |
| RGB | 227, 206, 198 |
| HSL | 17°, 34%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.3, 6.0, 6.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ginger Shortbread (PPG 1062-3), published as #E3CEC6
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#F5D8C6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ginger Shortbread (PPG 1062-3)?
- Ginger Shortbread has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ginger Shortbread is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ginger Shortbread in another brand?
- Chenille (Behr 700A-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ginger Shortbread warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Ginger Shortbread as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.6; 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.