Ivory Tower (PPG 1103-1)
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Ivory Tower (PPG 1103-1) is a very light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ivory Tower
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Ivory Tower 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 Ivory Tower, 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 | Restful White | SW 7563 | 81 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Stoneware | CSP-245 | 80.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cotton Ridge | ECC-42-2 | 83.2 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Polished Ivory | 7006-6 | 82 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Ivory Tower (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Ivory Tower
Darker than Ivory Tower
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1103-1 |
| Hex | #F0EADA |
| RGB | 240, 234, 218 |
| HSL | 44°, 42%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.8, -0.7, 8.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ivory Tower (PPG 1103-1), published as #F0EADA
#DFE0D8
#FFF4DA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ivory Tower (PPG 1103-1)?
- Ivory Tower has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ivory Tower is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Ivory Tower in another brand?
- Cotton Ridge (Behr ECC-42-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ivory Tower warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Ivory Tower as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.5; 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.