Silk Sails (PPG 1206-2)
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Silk Sails (PPG 1206-2) is a very light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 85, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silk Sails
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Silk Sails 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 Silk Sails, 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 | Daybreak | SW 6700 | 82 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Angels Gate | 929 | 80.8 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Daybreak Sun | ECC-11-1 | 85.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Desert Flower | 6008-5A | 83 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Silk Sails (LRV 85) by LRV.
Lighter than Silk Sails
Darker than Silk Sails
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1206-2 |
| Hex | #F6EECD |
| RGB | 246, 238, 205 |
| HSL | 48°, 69%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.0, -2.6, 17.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silk Sails (PPG 1206-2), published as #F6EECD
#E5E4CB
#FFF9CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silk Sails (PPG 1206-2)?
- Silk Sails has an LRV of 85. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silk Sails is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Silk Sails in another brand?
- Angels Gate (BM 929) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silk Sails warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Silk Sails as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.0; 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.