Cordon Bleu (PPG 12-02)
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Cordon Bleu (PPG 12-02) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cordon Bleu
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Cordon Bleu by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Cordon Bleu, 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 | Cottage Cream | SW 7678 | 72 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Virginia Beach | 917 | 72.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Taj Mahal | M300-2 | 74.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Paper Moon | 3007-8C | 74 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Cordon Bleu (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Cordon Bleu
Darker than Cordon Bleu
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 12-02 |
| Hex | #F0DDBB |
| RGB | 240, 221, 187 |
| HSL | 38°, 64%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.8, 1.3, 19.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cordon Bleu (PPG 12-02), published as #F0DDBB
#DFD3B9
#FFE7BB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cordon Bleu (PPG 12-02)?
- Cordon Bleu has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cordon Bleu is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cordon Bleu in another brand?
- Taj Mahal (Behr M300-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cordon Bleu warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cordon Bleu as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.1; 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.