Garlic Clove (PPG 18-09)
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Garlic Clove (PPG 18-09) is a very light, warm white from PPG Paints: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Garlic Clove
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Garlic Clove 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 Garlic Clove, 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 | Alabaster | SW 7008 | 82 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Vapor | AF-35 | 81.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Milk Paint | N330-1 | 80.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Snow Cap | 7003-8 | 81 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Garlic Clove (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Garlic Clove
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 18-09 |
| Hex | #ECE9DD |
| RGB | 236, 233, 221 |
| HSL | 48°, 28%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.3, -1.0, 6.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Garlic Clove (PPG 18-09), published as #ECE9DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Garlic Clove (PPG 18-09)?
- Garlic Clove has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Garlic Clove is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Garlic Clove in another brand?
- Snow Cap (Valspar 7003-8) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Garlic Clove warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Garlic Clove as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.2; 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.