Purity (PPG 14-20)
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Purity (PPG 14-20) is a very light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purity
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Purity 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 Purity, 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 | Classic Light Buff | SW 0050 | 83 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Stoneware | CSP-245 | 80.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mourning Dove | OR-W12 | 81.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Shania's Lace | 3006-10C | 80 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Purity (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Purity
Darker than Purity
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 14-20 |
| Hex | #EFE9DA |
| RGB | 239, 233, 218 |
| HSL | 43°, 40%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, -0.5, 8.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purity (PPG 14-20), published as #EFE9DA
#DDDFD8
#FFF3DA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purity (PPG 14-20)?
- Purity has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purity is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Purity in another brand?
- Classic Light Buff (SW 0050) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Purity warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Purity as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.0; 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.