Heavy Cream (PPG 1098-2)
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Heavy Cream (PPG 1098-2) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Heavy Cream
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Heavy Cream 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 Heavy Cream, 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 | Muslin | SW 6133 | 74 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Barely Beige | 1066 | 71.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Castle Ridge | PWN-41 | 73.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Malted Milk | 7003-9 | 75 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Heavy Cream (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Heavy Cream
Darker than Heavy Cream
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1098-2 |
| Hex | #E8DDC6 |
| RGB | 232, 221, 198 |
| HSL | 41°, 42%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.4, 0.0, 12.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Heavy Cream (PPG 1098-2), published as #E8DDC6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Heavy Cream (PPG 1098-2)?
- Heavy Cream has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Heavy Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Heavy Cream in another brand?
- Barely Beige (BM 1066) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Heavy Cream warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Heavy Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.6; 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.