Is Delicate White PPG1001-1 warm or cool?
Its numeric screen value is summarized as white (green undertone). Surrounding flooring, daylight direction, lamps, and large fixed finishes can make the same sample read differently.
PPG color reference
Delicate White (PPG1001-1) by PPG
#F1F2EE
A white screen color with a white (green undertone) reading and LRV 88.0. Not sure it's the exact color your local store carries? Here's the closest match at each of the other four brands.
- Hex
- #F1F2EE
- RGB
- 241, 242, 238
- HSL
- 75°, 13.3%, 94.1%
- Lab D65
- 95.32, -1.04, 1.81
- LRV
- 88.0
- Undertone
- white (green undertone)
In a room
Where this color can work
Delicate White is a high-reflectance choice for airy walls, ceilings, or millwork, with a faint green direction that may help it sit near some cool stones and blue-green accents. That same nuance can become clearer beside cream cabinetry. Use a generous sample rather than relying on the digital chip. Observe it beside window light, interior corners, and artificial lamps; a white that looks balanced on one plane can pick up unexpected color on another.
Not affiliated with any paint brand. On-screen colors are approximations computed from the brand's published values; verify with a physical swatch.
Cross-brand shortlist
Three nearby values in every other palette
Lower ΔE2000 values are closer screen approximations. They are not paint-formula conversions.
Sherwin-Williamsnearest three
Benjamin Moorenearest three
Valsparnearest three
Dunn-Edwardsnearest three
Within PPG
Similar, lighter, and darker
Granny Smith White23GY 85/031 · #ECEEE8Similar · ΔE 1.493Snow StormPPG1172-1 · #EEEDEASimilar · ΔE 1.546Shooting StarPPG1154-1 · #ECF0EBSimilar · ΔE 1.690Commercial WhitePPG1025-1 · #EDECE6Similar · ΔE 1.707Pacific PearlPPG1011-1 · #E8EAE6Similar · ΔE 1.803Arizona White42YY 87/084 · #F9F0E1Darker · ΔE 5.815
Provenance
Recorded source
- Color value source: https://www.ppgpaints.com/ppg-colors/delicate-white
- Retrieved:
- LRV is recorded from the cited source.
Saveable reference
Color and closest-match card
FAQ
Questions about Delicate White
Can I use the hex #F1F2EE for paint ordering?
No. Hex describes an sRGB screen color, not a paint tint formula. Use PPG1001-1 when requesting the brand color and verify a physical swatch in the intended product line.
How reliable are the matches for Delicate White?
They're consistent, repeatable rankings of the screen colors. They don't account for sheen, substrate, application thickness, metamerism, or differences between paint products. In this library, the nearest cross-brand screen value is Extra White SW 7006 by Sherwin-Williams at ΔE 0.812.
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