Spice Delight (PPG 1208-2)
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Spice Delight (PPG 1208-2) is a very light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spice Delight
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Spice Delight 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 Spice Delight, 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 | Fresh Zest | SW 9662 | 82 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Ylang Ylang | AF-305 | 79.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Clear Yellow | 360C-1 | 84.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Veranda Ivory | 7003-20 | 85 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Spice Delight (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Spice Delight
Darker than Spice Delight
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1208-2 |
| Hex | #F3E9CF |
| RGB | 243, 233, 207 |
| HSL | 43°, 60%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.5, -0.8, 13.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spice Delight (PPG 1208-2), published as #F3E9CF
#E2DFCD
#FFF3CF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spice Delight (PPG 1208-2)?
- Spice Delight has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spice Delight is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Spice Delight in another brand?
- Ylang Ylang (BM AF-305) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spice Delight warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Spice Delight as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.9; 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.