Spice Beige (PPG 18-14)
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Spice Beige (PPG 18-14) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spice Beige
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Spice Beige by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Spice Beige, 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 | Pink Shadow | SW 0070 | 58 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Pale Petal | 1178 | 57.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Coral Stone | PPU2-07 | 57.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Rodeo Dust | 1008-10B | 59 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Spice Beige (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Spice Beige
Darker than Spice Beige
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 18-14 |
| Hex | #DFC4B9 |
| RGB | 223, 196, 185 |
| HSL | 17°, 37%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.1, 7.8, 9.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spice Beige (PPG 18-14), published as #DFC4B9
#CEBAB7
#F0CEB9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spice Beige (PPG 18-14)?
- Spice Beige has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spice Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Spice Beige in another brand?
- Rodeo Dust (Valspar 1008-10B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spice Beige warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Spice Beige as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.0; 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.