Fossil Stone (PPG 1102-2)
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Fossil Stone (PPG 1102-2) is a light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fossil Stone
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Fossil Stone 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 Fossil Stone, 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 | Arrowroote | SW 9502 | 73 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Sail Cloth | OC-142 | 71.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Vintage Linen | PPU7-16 | 71.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Foxtrot | 7003-3 | 73 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Fossil Stone (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Fossil Stone
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1102-2 |
| Hex | #E3DDCC |
| RGB | 227, 221, 204 |
| HSL | 44°, 29%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.2, -0.8, 9.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fossil Stone (PPG 1102-2), published as #E3DDCC
#D2D3CA
#F5E7CC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fossil Stone (PPG 1102-2)?
- Fossil Stone has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fossil Stone is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Fossil Stone in another brand?
- Sail Cloth (BM OC-142) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fossil Stone warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Fossil Stone as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.1; 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.