Combed Cotton (PPG 1205-1)
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Combed Cotton (PPG 1205-1) is a very light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 87, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Combed Cotton
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Combed 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 Combed 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 | Barely Pear | SW 9666 | 83 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Timid White | 2148-60 | 82.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | White Wool | GR-W01 | 85.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Whitewashed Oak | 7006-23 | 83 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Combed Cotton (LRV 87) by LRV.
Darker than Combed Cotton
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1205-1 |
| Hex | #F4F0DE |
| RGB | 244, 240, 222 |
| HSL | 49°, 50%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 87 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.7, -1.7, 9.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Combed Cotton (PPG 1205-1), published as #F4F0DE
#E2E6DC
#FFFADE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Combed Cotton (PPG 1205-1)?
- Combed Cotton has an LRV of 87. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Combed Cotton is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Combed Cotton in another brand?
- Timid White (BM 2148-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Combed Cotton warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Combed Cotton as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.2; 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.