Crisp Candlelight (PPG 1210-1)

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Crisp Candlelight (PPG 1210-1) is a very light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 83, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crisp Candlelight
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Crisp Candlelight 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 Crisp Candlelight, 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 | Lemon Meringue | SW 7561 | 83 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Biscuit | 919 | 79.7 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lightning White | 380E-2 | 85.1 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Champagne Tickle | 3001-2C | 87 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Crisp Candlelight (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than Crisp Candlelight
Darker than Crisp Candlelight
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1210-1 |
| Hex | #F4EBD0 |
| RGB | 244, 235, 208 |
| HSL | 45°, 62%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.1, -1.4, 14.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crisp Candlelight (PPG 1210-1), published as #F4EBD0
#E3E1CE
#FFF5D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crisp Candlelight (PPG 1210-1)?
- Crisp Candlelight has an LRV of 83. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crisp Candlelight is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Crisp Candlelight in another brand?
- Soft Biscuit (BM 919) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crisp Candlelight warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Crisp Candlelight as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.2; 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.