Paraffin (PPG 14-31)
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Paraffin (PPG 14-31) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Paraffin
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Paraffin 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 Paraffin, 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 | Heron Plume | SW 6070 | 75 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Classic Gray | OC-23 | 73.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Painter's White | PPU18-8 | 76.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wispy White | 7006-1 | 76 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Paraffin (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Paraffin
Darker than Paraffin
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 14-31 |
| Hex | #E5E1D8 |
| RGB | 229, 225, 216 |
| HSL | 42°, 20%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.6, -0.2, 4.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Paraffin (PPG 14-31), published as #E5E1D8
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#F7EBD8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Paraffin (PPG 14-31)?
- Paraffin has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Paraffin is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Paraffin in another brand?
- Heron Plume (SW 6070) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Paraffin warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Paraffin as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.9; 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.