Spice Ivory (PPG 1204-1)
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Spice Ivory (PPG 1204-1) is a very light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 86, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spice Ivory
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Spice Ivory 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 Spice Ivory, 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 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Linen White | 912 | 80.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Moonstruck | ECC-64-2 | 84.7 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Whitewashed Oak | 7006-23 | 83 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Spice Ivory (LRV 86) by LRV.
Lighter than Spice Ivory
Darker than Spice Ivory
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1204-1 |
| Hex | #F4EEDC |
| RGB | 244, 238, 220 |
| HSL | 45°, 52%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.1, -1.0, 9.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spice Ivory (PPG 1204-1), published as #F4EEDC
#E2E4DA
#FFF8DC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spice Ivory (PPG 1204-1)?
- Spice Ivory has an LRV of 86. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spice Ivory is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Spice Ivory in another brand?
- Moonstruck (Behr ECC-64-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spice Ivory warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Spice Ivory as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.4; 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.