At The Beach (PPG 12-28)
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At The Beach (PPG 12-28) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with At The Beach
Four PPG Paints colors picked for At The Beach 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 At The Beach, 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 | Roycroft Vellum | SW 2833 | 71 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Papaya | 957 | 67.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Wild Honey | 760C-3 | 67.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Hidden Path | 3008-8C | 71 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to At The Beach (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than At The Beach
Darker than At The Beach
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 12-28 |
| Hex | #E7D9B9 |
| RGB | 231, 217, 185 |
| HSL | 42°, 49%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.1, -0.3, 17.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
At The Beach (PPG 12-28), published as #E7D9B9
#D6CFB7
#F8E3B9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of At The Beach (PPG 12-28)?
- At The Beach has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so At The Beach is a light color.
- What is the closest match to At The Beach in another brand?
- Papaya (BM 957) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is At The Beach warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists At The Beach as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.5; 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.