Cake Batter (PPG 1214-1)
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Cake Batter (PPG 1214-1) is a very light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 84, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cake Batter
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Cake Batter by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Cake Batter, 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 | Barely Pear | SW 9666 | 83 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Ice Milk | CSP-1025 | 81 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | White Wool | GR-W01 | 85.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Whitewashed Oak | 7006-23 | 83 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Cake Batter (LRV 84) by LRV.
Lighter than Cake Batter
Darker than Cake Batter
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1214-1 |
| Hex | #F0EDDB |
| RGB | 240, 237, 219 |
| HSL | 51°, 41%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.5, -2.0, 9.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cake Batter (PPG 1214-1), published as #F0EDDB
#DEE3D9
#FFF7DB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cake Batter (PPG 1214-1)?
- Cake Batter has an LRV of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cake Batter is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Cake Batter in another brand?
- Ice Milk (BM CSP-1025) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cake Batter warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cake Batter as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.1; 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.