Mother Of Pearl (PPG 1100-1)
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Mother Of Pearl (PPG 1100-1) is a very light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 86, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mother Of Pearl
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Mother Of Pearl 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 Mother Of Pearl, 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 | Barely Pear | SW 9666 | 83 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Vapor | AF-35 | 81.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Salt Crystal | QE-25 | 84.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | December Starlight | 7003-7 | 87 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Mother Of Pearl (LRV 86) by LRV.
Lighter than Mother Of Pearl
Darker than Mother Of Pearl
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1100-1 |
| Hex | #F2EFE1 |
| RGB | 242, 239, 225 |
| HSL | 49°, 40%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.3, -1.4, 7.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mother Of Pearl (PPG 1100-1), published as #F2EFE1
#E0E5DF
#FFF9E1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mother Of Pearl (PPG 1100-1)?
- Mother Of Pearl has an LRV of 86. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mother Of Pearl is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Mother Of Pearl in another brand?
- December Starlight (Valspar 7003-7) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mother Of Pearl warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Mother Of Pearl as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.1; 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.