Vanilla Tan (PPG 1202-1)
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Vanilla Tan (PPG 1202-1) is a very light, warm white from PPG Paints: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Vanilla Tan
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Vanilla Tan 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 Vanilla Tan, 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 | Downy | SW 7002 | 81 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Winter Sky | 2163-70 | 82.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Table Linen | PPL-50 | 82.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Foggy Skies | 7002-4 | 80 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Vanilla Tan (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Vanilla Tan
Darker than Vanilla Tan
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1202-1 |
| Hex | #F1E9DD |
| RGB | 241, 233, 221 |
| HSL | 36°, 42%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.7, 0.7, 6.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vanilla Tan (PPG 1202-1), published as #F1E9DD
#DFDFDB
#FFF3DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vanilla Tan (PPG 1202-1)?
- Vanilla Tan has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vanilla Tan is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Vanilla Tan in another brand?
- Table Linen (Behr PPL-50) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Vanilla Tan warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Vanilla Tan as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.8; 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.