Sweet Illusion (PPG 1243-1)
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Sweet Illusion (PPG 1243-1) is a very light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Illusion
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sweet Illusion 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 Sweet Illusion, 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 | Silent Ripple | SW 9682 | 74 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Lily White | 2128-70 | 79.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Morning Haze | 590C-1 | 79.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mountain Pear | 4005-9A | 80 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Sweet Illusion (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Illusion
Darker than Sweet Illusion
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1243-1 |
| Hex | #E0E8EC |
| RGB | 224, 232, 236 |
| HSL | 200°, 24%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.5, -1.9, -2.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Illusion (PPG 1243-1), published as #E0E8EC
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#F3F2EC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Illusion (PPG 1243-1)?
- Sweet Illusion has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Illusion is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Illusion in another brand?
- Mountain Pear (Valspar 4005-9A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Illusion warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sweet Illusion as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.9; 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.