Just Blush (PPG 18-17)
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Just Blush (PPG 18-17) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Just Blush
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Just Blush 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 Just Blush, 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 | Smart White | SW 6007 | 72 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Raindrops on Roses | 1443 | 72.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Parasol | N120-1 | 75.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Lilac Intuition | 7001-1 | 77 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Just Blush (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Just Blush
Darker than Just Blush
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 18-17 |
| Hex | #ECE2E3 |
| RGB | 236, 226, 227 |
| HSL | 354°, 21%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.7, 3.6, 0.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Just Blush (PPG 18-17), published as #ECE2E3
#DAD8E1
#FEECE3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Just Blush (PPG 18-17)?
- Just Blush has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Just Blush is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Just Blush in another brand?
- Lilac Intuition (Valspar 7001-1) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Just Blush warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Just Blush as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.7; 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.