Cookie Dough (PPG 1096-3)
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Cookie Dough (PPG 1096-3) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cookie Dough
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Cookie Dough 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 Cookie Dough, 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 | Straw Harvest | SW 7698 | 59 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Monroe Bisque | HC-26 | 58.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ancient Scroll | MQ3-44 | 62.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Baked Scone | 3007-8B | 60 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Cookie Dough (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Cookie Dough
Darker than Cookie Dough
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1096-3 |
| Hex | #DCCAA8 |
| RGB | 220, 202, 168 |
| HSL | 39°, 43%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.0, 1.0, 19.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cookie Dough (PPG 1096-3), published as #DCCAA8
#CCC0A7
#EDD4A7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cookie Dough (PPG 1096-3)?
- Cookie Dough has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cookie Dough is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cookie Dough in another brand?
- Monroe Bisque (BM HC-26) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cookie Dough warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cookie Dough as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.3; 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.