French Cream (PPG 14-15)
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French Cream (PPG 14-15) is a light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with French Cream
Four PPG Paints colors picked for French Cream 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 French Cream, 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 | Ivory Lace | SW 7013 | 79 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Etiquette | AF-50 | 74 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Sail Cloth | N300-1 | 78.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Totten's Inlet | 7006-9 | 76 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to French Cream (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than French Cream
Darker than French Cream
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 14-15 |
| Hex | #EAE3D6 |
| RGB | 234, 227, 214 |
| HSL | 39°, 32%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.5, 0.2, 7.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
French Cream (PPG 14-15), published as #EAE3D6
#D9D9D4
#FCEDD6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of French Cream (PPG 14-15)?
- French Cream has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so French Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to French Cream in another brand?
- Ivory Lace (SW 7013) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is French Cream warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists French Cream as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.2; 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.