Sablewood (PPG 1068-2)
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Sablewood (PPG 1068-2) is a light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sablewood
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sablewood 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 Sablewood, 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 | Polite White | SW 6056 | 74 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Wheatberry | 2099-70 | 74.7 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Heavenly Aromas | RD-W11 | 75.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Desert Bone | 1008-10C | 74 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Sablewood (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Sablewood
Darker than Sablewood
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1068-2 |
| Hex | #ECDFD6 |
| RGB | 236, 223, 214 |
| HSL | 25°, 37%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.6, 2.9, 6.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sablewood (PPG 1068-2), published as #ECDFD6
#DBD5D4
#FEE9D6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sablewood (PPG 1068-2)?
- Sablewood has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sablewood is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sablewood in another brand?
- Polite White (SW 6056) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sablewood warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sablewood as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.0; 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.