Silk Star (PPG 1108-2)
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Silk Star (PPG 1108-2) is a very light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 85, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silk Star
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Silk Star by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Silk Star, 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 | Pineapple Cream | SW 1668 | 82 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Old Straw Hat | 337 | 85.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Candlelight Yellow | 400A-1 | 86.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Summer Morning | 3007-2C | 87 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Silk Star (LRV 85) by LRV.
Darker than Silk Star
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1108-2 |
| Hex | #F5EEC6 |
| RGB | 245, 238, 198 |
| HSL | 51°, 70%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.7, -4.0, 20.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silk Star (PPG 1108-2), published as #F5EEC6
#E4E4C4
#FFF9C6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silk Star (PPG 1108-2)?
- Silk Star has an LRV of 85. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silk Star is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Silk Star in another brand?
- Candlelight Yellow (Behr 400A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silk Star warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Silk Star as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.3; 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.