Creamy Custard (PPG 1204-3)
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Creamy Custard (PPG 1204-3) is a very light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Creamy Custard
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Creamy Custard by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Creamy Custard, 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 | Full Moon | SW 6679 | 78 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Cream Yellow | 2155-60 | 80.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Summer Solstice | ECC-22-1 | 79.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Creamy Oat | 3002-2C | 84 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Creamy Custard (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Creamy Custard
Darker than Creamy Custard
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1204-3 |
| Hex | #F9E7BF |
| RGB | 249, 231, 191 |
| HSL | 41°, 83%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.2, 0.0, 21.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Creamy Custard (PPG 1204-3), published as #F9E7BF
#E8DDBD
#FFF1BE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Creamy Custard (PPG 1204-3)?
- Creamy Custard has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Creamy Custard is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Creamy Custard in another brand?
- Summer Solstice (Behr ECC-22-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Creamy Custard warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Creamy Custard as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.7; 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.