Milk And Cookies
PPG1046-1 · #E8E1DE · LRV 76 — warm red tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Milk And Cookies76
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Milk And Cookies, Really?
Milk And Cookies reads as a warm red tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1046-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Milk And Cookies
Milk And Cookies shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Milk And Cookies
Milk And Cookies is very light — LRV 76, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its red undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Milk And Cookies are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint PPG / Glidden PPG1046-1 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Mauve TingeSW 6280 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 76 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sweet RosesPR-W05 · Behr | 0.9 | 77 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bridal Rose1247 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 77 | Color page → |
| Valspar | White Wool8007-12B · Valspar | 1.4 | 77 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Milk And CookiesPPG1046-1 · Glidden | 0.8 | 77 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Chalky Purple345-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.7 | 76 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Milk And Cookies within PPG / Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E8E1DE in HSL space. Pair Milk And Cookies with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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