Tea Biscuit (PPG 1201-2)
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Tea Biscuit (PPG 1201-2) 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 Tea Biscuit
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Tea Biscuit 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 Tea Biscuit, 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 | Corallite | SW 9698 | 76 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Aphrodite Pink | 895 | 74.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Splendor | PPU3-05 | 76.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | March Breeze | 1001-10C | 73 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Tea Biscuit (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Tea Biscuit
Darker than Tea Biscuit
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1201-2 |
| Hex | #EFDCCA |
| RGB | 239, 220, 202 |
| HSL | 29°, 54%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.8, 3.6, 11.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tea Biscuit (PPG 1201-2), published as #EFDCCA
#DED2C8
#FFE6CA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tea Biscuit (PPG 1201-2)?
- Tea Biscuit has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tea Biscuit is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tea Biscuit in another brand?
- March Breeze (Valspar 1001-10C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tea Biscuit warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Tea Biscuit as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.2; 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.