Soft Cream (PPG 1205-2)
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Soft Cream (PPG 1205-2) is a very light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 86, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Cream
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Soft Cream by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Soft Cream, 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 | Carambola | SW 9667 | 82 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Featherbed | 928 | 83.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | White Corn | W-B-320 | 86 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Saffron Ivory | 7003-21 | 88 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Soft Cream (LRV 86) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Cream
Darker than Soft Cream
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1205-2 |
| Hex | #F5EFD6 |
| RGB | 245, 239, 214 |
| HSL | 48°, 61%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.3, -2.1, 12.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Cream (PPG 1205-2), published as #F5EFD6
#E4E5D4
#FFFAD6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Cream (PPG 1205-2)?
- Soft Cream has an LRV of 86. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Cream in another brand?
- White Corn (Behr W-B-320) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Cream warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Soft Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.8; 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.