Brandied Pears (PPG 1086-2)
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Brandied Pears (PPG 1086-2) is a light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brandied Pears
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Brandied Pears 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 Brandied Pears, 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 | Panda White | SW 6147 | 77 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | French Macaroon | CSP-335 | 73.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Canyon Cliffs | ECC-45-2 | 77.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Courtyard Tan | 7002-13 | 76 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Brandied Pears (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Brandied Pears
Darker than Brandied Pears
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1086-2 |
| Hex | #EAE2D1 |
| RGB | 234, 226, 209 |
| HSL | 41°, 37%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.1, -0.1, 9.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brandied Pears (PPG 1086-2), published as #EAE2D1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brandied Pears (PPG 1086-2)?
- Brandied Pears has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brandied Pears is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Brandied Pears in another brand?
- Courtyard Tan (Valspar 7002-13) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Brandied Pears warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Brandied Pears as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.3; 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.