Spun Cotton (PPG 1203-1)
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Spun Cotton (PPG 1203-1) is a very light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 84, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spun Cotton
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Spun Cotton 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 Spun Cotton, 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 | Paperwhite | SW 7105 | 87 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Linen White | 912 | 80.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cotton Ridge | ECC-42-2 | 83.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Polished Ivory | 7006-6 | 82 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Spun Cotton (LRV 84) by LRV.
Lighter than Spun Cotton
Darker than Spun Cotton
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1203-1 |
| Hex | #F3ECDC |
| RGB | 243, 236, 220 |
| HSL | 42°, 49%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.5, -0.3, 8.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spun Cotton (PPG 1203-1), published as #F3ECDC
#E1E2DA
#FFF6DC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spun Cotton (PPG 1203-1)?
- Spun Cotton has an LRV of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spun Cotton is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Spun Cotton in another brand?
- Linen White (BM 912) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spun Cotton warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Spun Cotton as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.6; 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.