Macaroon Cream (PPG 15-05)
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Macaroon Cream (PPG 15-05) is a very light, warm white from PPG Paints: LRV 83, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Macaroon Cream
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Macaroon 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 Macaroon 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 | Classic Light Buff | SW 0050 | 83 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Vapor | AF-35 | 81.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Swiss Coffee | 12 | 84.7 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Chef White | 7002-15 | 83 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Macaroon Cream (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than Macaroon Cream
Darker than Macaroon Cream
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 15-05 |
| Hex | #EFEBDE |
| RGB | 239, 235, 222 |
| HSL | 46°, 35%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.0, -0.9, 6.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Macaroon Cream (PPG 15-05), published as #EFEBDE
#DDE1DC
#FFF5DE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Macaroon Cream (PPG 15-05)?
- Macaroon Cream has an LRV of 83. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Macaroon Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Macaroon Cream in another brand?
- Chef White (Valspar 7002-15) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Macaroon Cream warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Macaroon Cream as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.8; 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.