Lotus Petal (PPG 18-10)

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Lotus Petal (PPG 18-10) 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 Lotus Petal
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Lotus Petal 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 Lotus Petal, 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 | Creamy | SW 7012 | 81 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Winter Sky | 2163-70 | 82.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Table Linen | PPL-50 | 82.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Foggy Skies | 7002-4 | 80 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Lotus Petal (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Lotus Petal
Darker than Lotus Petal
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 18-10 |
| Hex | #F2E9DC |
| RGB | 242, 233, 220 |
| HSL | 35°, 46%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.7, 0.9, 7.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lotus Petal (PPG 18-10), published as #F2E9DC
#E0DFDA
#FFF3DC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lotus Petal (PPG 18-10)?
- Lotus Petal has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lotus Petal is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Lotus Petal in another brand?
- Table Linen (Behr PPL-50) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lotus Petal warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Lotus Petal as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.4; 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.