La Minuet (PPG 1194-2)
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La Minuet (PPG 1194-2) is a very light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with La Minuet
Four PPG Paints colors picked for La Minuet 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 La Minuet, 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 | Intimate White | SW 6322 | 77 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Blanched Coral | 886 | 81.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Bleached Shell | W-D-120 | 80.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Perfection | 7001-12 | 81 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to La Minuet (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than La Minuet
Darker than La Minuet
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1194-2 |
| Hex | #F5E5DC |
| RGB | 245, 229, 220 |
| HSL | 22°, 56%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.0, 4.0, 6.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
La Minuet (PPG 1194-2), published as #F5E5DC
#E4DBDA
#FFEFDC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of La Minuet (PPG 1194-2)?
- La Minuet has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so La Minuet is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to La Minuet in another brand?
- Perfection (Valspar 7001-12) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is La Minuet warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists La Minuet as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.3; 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.