Colonial White (PPG 1097-1)
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Colonial White (PPG 1097-1) is a light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Colonial White
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Colonial White 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 Colonial White, 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 | Nacre | SW 6154 | 76 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Chamois | 969 | 77.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Dried Coconut | HDC-SM16-01 | 79.8 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Shania's Lace | 3006-10C | 80 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Colonial White (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Colonial White
Darker than Colonial White
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1097-1 |
| Hex | #E9E5D7 |
| RGB | 233, 229, 215 |
| HSL | 47°, 29%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.9, -1.0, 7.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Colonial White (PPG 1097-1), published as #E9E5D7
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#FBEFD7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Colonial White (PPG 1097-1)?
- Colonial White has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Colonial White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Colonial White in another brand?
- Dried Coconut (Behr HDC-SM16-01) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Colonial White warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Colonial White as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.3; 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.