Tangelo Cream (PPG 1197-1)
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Tangelo Cream (PPG 1197-1) is a very light, warm white from PPG Paints: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tangelo Cream
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Tangelo Cream 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 Tangelo Cream, 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 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Candle White | 2164-70 | 79.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Shady White | ECC-57-2 | 82.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Birchwood White | 7002-18 | 83 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Tangelo Cream (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Tangelo Cream
Darker than Tangelo Cream
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1197-1 |
| Hex | #F2E9DE |
| RGB | 242, 233, 222 |
| HSL | 33°, 43%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.8, 1.2, 6.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tangelo Cream (PPG 1197-1), published as #F2E9DE
#E0DFDC
#FFF3DE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tangelo Cream (PPG 1197-1)?
- Tangelo Cream has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tangelo Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Tangelo Cream in another brand?
- Candle White (BM 2164-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tangelo Cream warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Tangelo Cream as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.4; 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.