Antique Parchment (PPG 1087-3)
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Antique Parchment (PPG 1087-3) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Antique Parchment
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Antique Parchment 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 Antique Parchment, 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 | Lotus Pod | SW 7572 | 69 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Painted Sands | 1142 | 69.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Writer's Parchment | N280-2 | 69.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Toasting Tan | 3003-8B | 70 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Antique Parchment (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Antique Parchment
Darker than Antique Parchment
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1087-3 |
| Hex | #EAD8C1 |
| RGB | 234, 216, 193 |
| HSL | 34°, 49%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.2, 2.5, 13.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Antique Parchment (PPG 1087-3), published as #EAD8C1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Antique Parchment (PPG 1087-3)?
- Antique Parchment has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Antique Parchment is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Antique Parchment in another brand?
- Painted Sands (BM 1142) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Antique Parchment warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Antique Parchment as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.6; 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.