Euro Linen (PPG 1083-2)
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Euro Linen (PPG 1083-2) is a very light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Euro Linen
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Euro Linen 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 Euro Linen, 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 | Downy | SW 7002 | 81 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Winter Sky | 2163-70 | 82.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pale Chamois | PPL-51 | 79.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Birchwood White | 7002-18 | 83 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Euro Linen (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Euro Linen
Darker than Euro Linen
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1083-2 |
| Hex | #F2E8DB |
| RGB | 242, 232, 219 |
| HSL | 34°, 47%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, 1.2, 7.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Euro Linen (PPG 1083-2), published as #F2E8DB
#E1DED9
#FFF2DB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Euro Linen (PPG 1083-2)?
- Euro Linen has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Euro Linen is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Euro Linen in another brand?
- Winter Sky (BM 2163-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Euro Linen warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Euro Linen as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.5; 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.