Pale Ecru (PPG 1195-1)
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Pale Ecru (PPG 1195-1) is a very light, warm white from PPG Paints: LRV 84, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Ecru
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Pale Ecru 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 Pale Ecru, 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 | Downy | SW 7002 | 81 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Winter Sky | 2163-70 | 82.3 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Shady White | ECC-57-2 | 82.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Birchwood White | 7002-18 | 83 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Pale Ecru (LRV 84) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Ecru
Darker than Pale Ecru
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1195-1 |
| Hex | #F2EBE1 |
| RGB | 242, 235, 225 |
| HSL | 35°, 40%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.3, 0.7, 5.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Ecru (PPG 1195-1), published as #F2EBE1
#E0E1DF
#FFF5E1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Ecru (PPG 1195-1)?
- Pale Ecru has an LRV of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Ecru is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Ecru in another brand?
- Shady White (Behr ECC-57-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Ecru warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Pale Ecru as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.7; 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.