Scotch Mist (PPG 14-07)
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Scotch Mist (PPG 14-07) is a light, warm greige from PPG Paints: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Scotch Mist
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Scotch Mist by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Scotch Mist, 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 | Oat Milk | SW 9501 | 70 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Wind's Breath | 981 | 69.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Light Granite | N340-1 | 72.4 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gracious | 6007-1A | 72 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints greige colors nearest to Scotch Mist (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Scotch Mist
Darker than Scotch Mist
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 14-07 |
| Hex | #E0DBCD |
| RGB | 224, 219, 205 |
| HSL | 44°, 23%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.5, -0.7, 7.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Scotch Mist (PPG 14-07), published as #E0DBCD
#CFD1CB
#F2E5CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Scotch Mist (PPG 14-07)?
- Scotch Mist has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Scotch Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Scotch Mist in another brand?
- Light Granite (Behr N340-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Scotch Mist warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Scotch Mist as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.5; 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.