Navajo White (PPG 1101-2)
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Navajo White (PPG 1101-2) 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 Navajo White
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Navajo White 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 Navajo 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 | Polar Bear | SW 7564 | 74 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Spring in Aspen | 954 | 71 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Desert Plain | ECC-21-1 | 72.6 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Unforgettable | 7003-2 | 72 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Navajo White (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Navajo White
Darker than Navajo White
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1101-2 |
| Hex | #E5DDC8 |
| RGB | 229, 221, 200 |
| HSL | 43°, 36%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.2, -0.8, 11.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Navajo White (PPG 1101-2), published as #E5DDC8
#D4D3C6
#F7E7C8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Navajo White (PPG 1101-2)?
- Navajo White has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Navajo White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Navajo White in another brand?
- Unforgettable (Valspar 7003-2) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Navajo White warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Navajo White as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.3; 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.