Ivory Beauty (PPG 12-29)

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Ivory Beauty (PPG 12-29) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ivory Beauty
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Ivory Beauty 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 Ivory Beauty, 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 | Netsuke | SW 6134 | 63 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Crumb Cake | CSP-1010 | 62.7 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Journal White | S310-2 | 66.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Light Amber | 3006-8B | 63 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Ivory Beauty (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Ivory Beauty
Darker than Ivory Beauty
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 12-29 |
| Hex | #E2D0AD |
| RGB | 226, 208, 173 |
| HSL | 40°, 48%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.1, 0.8, 19.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ivory Beauty (PPG 12-29), published as #E2D0AD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ivory Beauty (PPG 12-29)?
- Ivory Beauty has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ivory Beauty is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ivory Beauty in another brand?
- Crumb Cake (BM CSP-1010) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ivory Beauty warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Ivory Beauty as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.7; 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.