Malted Milk (PPG 1073-2)
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Malted Milk (PPG 1073-2) is a light, warm greige from PPG Paints: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Malted Milk
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Malted Milk by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Malted Milk, 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 | Nearly Peach | SW 6336 | 75 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Bashful | 1171 | 70.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Kangaroo Tan | 770A-2 | 69.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Bubble Tea | 7001-5 | 76 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints greige colors nearest to Malted Milk (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Malted Milk
Darker than Malted Milk
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1073-2 |
| Hex | #E8D9CE |
| RGB | 232, 217, 206 |
| HSL | 25°, 36%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.6, 3.3, 7.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Malted Milk (PPG 1073-2), published as #E8D9CE
#D7CFCC
#FAE3CE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Malted Milk (PPG 1073-2)?
- Malted Milk has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Malted Milk is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Malted Milk in another brand?
- Kangaroo Tan (Behr 770A-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Malted Milk warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Malted Milk as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.3; 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.