Onion Powder (PPG 1084-2)
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Onion Powder (PPG 1084-2) is a light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Onion Powder
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Onion Powder 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 Onion Powder, 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 | Steamed Milk | SW 7554 | 76 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | First Crush | CSP-310 | 72 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Pale Chamois | PPL-51 | 79.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Balance | 2004-10C | 75 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Onion Powder (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Onion Powder
Darker than Onion Powder
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1084-2 |
| Hex | #ECE2D4 |
| RGB | 236, 226, 212 |
| HSL | 35°, 39%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.3, 1.1, 8.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Onion Powder (PPG 1084-2), published as #ECE2D4
#DBD8D2
#FEECD4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Onion Powder (PPG 1084-2)?
- Onion Powder has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Onion Powder is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Onion Powder in another brand?
- Pale Chamois (Behr PPL-51) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Onion Powder warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Onion Powder as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.1; 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.