Comfort (PPG 1078-3)
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Comfort (PPG 1078-3) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Comfort
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Comfort 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 Comfort, 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 | Pueblo | SW 7711 | 66 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Havana Tan | 1121 | 60.7 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Rice Crackers | S240-2 | 62.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Strawberry Malt | 2008-8C | 65 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Comfort (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Comfort
Darker than Comfort
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1078-3 |
| Hex | #E3CEB8 |
| RGB | 227, 206, 184 |
| HSL | 31°, 43%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.9, 3.8, 13.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Comfort (PPG 1078-3), published as #E3CEB8
#D2C4B6
#F4D8B8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Comfort (PPG 1078-3)?
- Comfort has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Comfort is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Comfort in another brand?
- Rice Crackers (Behr S240-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Comfort warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Comfort as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.6; 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.