Chai Tea Latte (PPG 1089-3)
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Chai Tea Latte (PPG 1089-3) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chai Tea Latte
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Chai Tea Latte by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Chai Tea Latte, 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 | Concord Buff | SW 7684 | 69 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Handmade | AF-325 | 68.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cream Custard | M270-3 | 70.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | French Pastry | 3002-6C | 70 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Chai Tea Latte (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Chai Tea Latte
Darker than Chai Tea Latte
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1089-3 |
| Hex | #EFD7B3 |
| RGB | 239, 215, 179 |
| HSL | 36°, 65%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.1, 2.9, 20.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chai Tea Latte (PPG 1089-3), published as #EFD7B3
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#FFE1B2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chai Tea Latte (PPG 1089-3)?
- Chai Tea Latte has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chai Tea Latte is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Chai Tea Latte in another brand?
- Handmade (BM AF-325) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chai Tea Latte warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Chai Tea Latte as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.8; 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.