Maiden Hair (PPG 1106-1)
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Maiden Hair (PPG 1106-1) is a very light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Maiden Hair
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Maiden Hair 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 Maiden Hair, 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 | Lemon Meringue | SW 7561 | 83 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Corinthian White | 162 | 79.5 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Rice Wine | M320-2 | 80.7 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Spirited | 7003-19 | 81 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Maiden Hair (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Maiden Hair
Darker than Maiden Hair
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1106-1 |
| Hex | #F5E9CA |
| RGB | 245, 233, 202 |
| HSL | 43°, 68%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.6, -0.9, 16.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Maiden Hair (PPG 1106-1), published as #F5E9CA
#E4DFC8
#FFF3CA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Maiden Hair (PPG 1106-1)?
- Maiden Hair has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Maiden Hair is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Maiden Hair in another brand?
- Corinthian White (BM 162) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Maiden Hair warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Maiden Hair as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.5; 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.