Antique Cream (PPG 12-11)
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Antique Cream (PPG 12-11) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Antique Cream
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Antique Cream by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Antique 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 | Pale Yellow | SW 7691 | 61 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Byrd Beige | CW-365 | 59.4 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Harmonious Gold | M300-3 | 64.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Sweet Treats | 3005-6B | 64 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Antique Cream (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Antique Cream
Darker than Antique Cream
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 12-11 |
| Hex | #E5CA9E |
| RGB | 229, 202, 158 |
| HSL | 37°, 58%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.6, 3.1, 25.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Antique Cream (PPG 12-11), published as #E5CA9E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Antique Cream (PPG 12-11)?
- Antique Cream has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Antique Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Antique Cream in another brand?
- Byrd Beige (BM CW-365) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Antique Cream warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Antique Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.5; 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.