My Love (PPG 1081-3)
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My Love (PPG 1081-3) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with My Love
Four PPG Paints colors picked for My Love 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 My Love, 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 | Interactive Cream | SW 6113 | 62 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Squash | 2161-50 | 60.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Craft Juggler | MQ2-45 | 60.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sahara Sands | 2007-8B | 59 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to My Love (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than My Love
Darker than My Love
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1081-3 |
| Hex | #E1C6A8 |
| RGB | 225, 198, 168 |
| HSL | 32°, 49%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.4, 5.0, 18.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
My Love (PPG 1081-3), published as #E1C6A8
#D1BCA6
#F2D0A8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of My Love (PPG 1081-3)?
- My Love has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so My Love is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to My Love in another brand?
- Craft Juggler (Behr MQ2-45) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is My Love warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists My Love as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.5; 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.