China Doll (PPG 1200-1)
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China Doll (PPG 1200-1) is a light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with China Doll
Four PPG Paints colors picked for China Doll 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 China Doll, 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 | Alluring White | SW 6343 | 77 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Beautiful in My Eyes | 1170 | 75.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Heirloom Lace | 280E-1 | 80.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tangerine Dream | 7001-7 | 80 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to China Doll (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than China Doll
Darker than China Doll
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1200-1 |
| Hex | #F3E4D5 |
| RGB | 243, 228, 213 |
| HSL | 30°, 56%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.4, 2.6, 9.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
China Doll (PPG 1200-1), published as #F3E4D5
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#FFEED5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of China Doll (PPG 1200-1)?
- China Doll has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so China Doll is a light color.
- What is the closest match to China Doll in another brand?
- Heirloom Lace (Behr 280E-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is China Doll warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists China Doll as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.2; 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.