Sugar Soap (PPG 1084-1)
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Sugar Soap (PPG 1084-1) is a very light, warm white from PPG Paints: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sugar Soap
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sugar Soap 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 Sugar Soap, 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 | Creamy | SW 7012 | 81 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Collector's Item | AF-45 | 81.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | White Truffle | 720C-1 | 81.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Foggy Skies | 7002-4 | 80 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Sugar Soap (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Sugar Soap
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1084-1 |
| Hex | #EFE8DC |
| RGB | 239, 232, 220 |
| HSL | 38°, 37%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.2, 0.3, 6.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sugar Soap (PPG 1084-1), published as #EFE8DC
#DDDEDA
#FFF2DC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sugar Soap (PPG 1084-1)?
- Sugar Soap has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sugar Soap is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Sugar Soap in another brand?
- Creamy (SW 7012) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sugar Soap warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sugar Soap as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.7; 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.