Ambrosia (PPG 1194-3)
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Ambrosia (PPG 1194-3) is a light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ambrosia
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Ambrosia 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 Ambrosia, 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 | Lotus Petal | SW 9697 | 77 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Sugarcane | 1185 | 72.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Tantalizing Tan | 220E-1 | 74.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Apricot Ice | 2001-2C | 80 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Ambrosia (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Ambrosia
Darker than Ambrosia
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1194-3 |
| Hex | #F4DED3 |
| RGB | 244, 222, 211 |
| HSL | 20°, 60%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.9, 5.8, 8.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ambrosia (PPG 1194-3), published as #F4DED3
#E3D4D1
#FFE8D3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ambrosia (PPG 1194-3)?
- Ambrosia has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ambrosia is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ambrosia in another brand?
- Tantalizing Tan (Behr 220E-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ambrosia warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Ambrosia as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.1; 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.