Lovely Linen (PPG 1099-3)
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Lovely Linen (PPG 1099-3) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lovely Linen
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Lovely Linen 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 Lovely Linen, 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 | Ancestral Gold | SW 6407 | 62 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Marble Canyon | 227 | 56.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Sweet Jasmine | M330-3 | 63 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Dakota Trail | 6008-3B | 61 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Lovely Linen (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Lovely Linen
Darker than Lovely Linen
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1099-3 |
| Hex | #DBCEAC |
| RGB | 219, 206, 172 |
| HSL | 43°, 39%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.0, -0.9, 18.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lovely Linen (PPG 1099-3), published as #DBCEAC
#CBC4AA
#ECD8AC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lovely Linen (PPG 1099-3)?
- Lovely Linen has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lovely Linen is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lovely Linen in another brand?
- Sweet Jasmine (Behr M330-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Lovely Linen warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Lovely Linen as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.6; 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.