Crescent Moon (PPG 1091-2)
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Crescent Moon (PPG 1091-2) is a very light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crescent Moon
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Crescent Moon 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 Crescent Moon, 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 | Lemon Meringue | SW 7561 | 83 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Biscuit | 919 | 79.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Country Dairy | 370E-1 | 81.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Ginger Sugar | 6007-3A | 80 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Crescent Moon (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Crescent Moon
Darker than Crescent Moon
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1091-2 |
| Hex | #F1E9CF |
| RGB | 241, 233, 207 |
| HSL | 46°, 55%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, -1.6, 13.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crescent Moon (PPG 1091-2), published as #F1E9CF
#E0DFCD
#FFF3CF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crescent Moon (PPG 1091-2)?
- Crescent Moon has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crescent Moon is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Crescent Moon in another brand?
- Soft Biscuit (BM 919) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crescent Moon warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Crescent Moon 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.