Honey Beige (PPG 1207-3)
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Honey Beige (PPG 1207-3) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honey Beige
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Honey Beige 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 Honey Beige, 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 | Paper Lantern | SW 7676 | 76 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Durango Dust | 2165-60 | 78.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Dappled Sunlight | ECC-12-1 | 78 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | A True Antique | 7003-18 | 79 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Honey Beige (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Honey Beige
Darker than Honey Beige
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1207-3 |
| Hex | #F3E2C6 |
| RGB | 243, 226, 198 |
| HSL | 37°, 65%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.6, 1.4, 15.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honey Beige (PPG 1207-3), published as #F3E2C6
#E2D8C4
#FFECC6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honey Beige (PPG 1207-3)?
- Honey Beige has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Honey Beige is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Honey Beige in another brand?
- Paper Lantern (SW 7676) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Honey Beige warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Honey Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.8; 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.