Blonde Beauty (PPG 1213-2)
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Blonde Beauty (PPG 1213-2) is a very light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 85, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blonde Beauty
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Blonde Beauty by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Blonde Beauty, 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 | Pineapple Cream | SW 1668 | 82 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Ginseng Root | 386 | 83.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Admiration | P340-1 | 88.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Yellow Bliss | 3008-4C | 86 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Blonde Beauty (LRV 85) by LRV.
Lighter than Blonde Beauty
Darker than Blonde Beauty
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1213-2 |
| Hex | #F2EFCD |
| RGB | 242, 239, 205 |
| HSL | 55°, 59%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.9, -4.5, 16.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blonde Beauty (PPG 1213-2), published as #F2EFCD
#E1E4CB
#FFFACD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blonde Beauty (PPG 1213-2)?
- Blonde Beauty has an LRV of 85. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blonde Beauty is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Blonde Beauty in another brand?
- Ginseng Root (BM 386) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blonde Beauty warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Blonde Beauty as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.8; 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.