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PPG / GLIDDEN · 1203-2

PPG / Glidden Mimosa#F5E9D5 · LRV 82

Mimosa reads as a red-orange / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what PPG / Glidden 1203-2 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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PPG / GLIDDEN MIMOSA
RGB 245, 233, 213 LRV 82

Color spec

Brand PPG / Glidden
Name Mimosa
SKU 1203-2
Hex #F5E9D5
RGB 245, 233, 213
HSL 37°, 62%, 90%
LRV 82
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family White

About PPG / Glidden Mimosa

Mimosa is very light — LRV 82, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its orange 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.

Mimosa 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Allison Lace
SKU 0299 · #F3EAD5 · LRV 83
ΔE 1.62 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all white from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.48
All white at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7557
#F4E9D6
Summer White
ΔE 0.48 · LRV 82
SW 7556
#F4E8D2
Crème
ΔE 0.82 · LRV 82
SW 7558
#F3E9D7
Medici Ivory
ΔE 0.96 · LRV 82
SW 6378
#F3E6D4
Crisp Linen
ΔE 1.24 · LRV 80
SW 50
#F0EADC
Classic Light Buff
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 83

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.5
All white at Benjamin Moore →
908
#F5EAD6
Pelican Beach
ΔE 0.5 · LRV 80
OC-82
#F5EAD6
Pompeii
ΔE 0.5 · LRV 80
946
#F3E8D4
Sandy Beaches
ΔE 0.54 · LRV
OC-87
#F3E8D4
Capri Coast
ΔE 0.54 · LRV 80
906
#F4EAD5
White Mountains
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 81

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.53
All white at Behr →
HDC-AC-11
#F7EAD6
Clean Canvas
ΔE 0.53 · LRV 83
S280-1
#F3E8D7
Buckwheat Flour
ΔE 1.13 · LRV 82
HDC-CL-17
#F3E9D9
Ceylon Cream
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 82
OR-W3
#F8E8D3
Mannequin Cream
ΔE 1.72 · LRV 82
300E-1
#F7E7D5
Biloxi
ΔE 2.36 · LRV 82

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.6
All white at Valspar →
M222
#F3E7D2
Welcoming White
ΔE 0.6 · LRV 80.6
M321
#F3E8D3
Lemon Meringue
ΔE 0.78 · LRV 81.7
7002-10
#F4E6D2
Bermuda Sand
ΔE 1.09 · LRV 80.5
7002-19
#F9EAD6
Night Light
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 83.8
8003-25A
#F1E8D7
Grow
ΔE 1.48 · LRV 82

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.61
All white at Dunn-Edwards →
DEW328
#F6EBD7
Pearl White
ΔE 0.61 · LRV 84
DEW312
#F6EAD8
Total Recall
ΔE 0.85 · LRV 83
DEW336
#F5EBD8
White Sand
ΔE 0.94 · LRV 84
DE6141
#F5E9D9
Salt Box
ΔE 1.66 · LRV 83
DEC763
#F6EBD3
Oatmeal Cookie
ΔE 1.79 · LRV 84

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.99
All white at Clare →
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 0.99 · LRV 80
PNT100-LT-24
#F8F0E9
Wing It
ΔE 5.52 · LRV 88
PNT100-LT-11
#E8E4DE
On Point
ΔE 6.01 · LRV 78
PNT100-LT-12
#EAEAE8
Classic
ΔE 8.17 · LRV 82
PNT100-LT-05
#E6E6E4
Penthouse
ΔE 8.22 · LRV 79

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.43
All white at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 59
#F5E8D0
New White
ΔE 1.43 · LRV 82
NO. 2002
#F5ECD9
White Tie
ΔE 1.43 · LRV 84
NO. 203
#FDEDD7
Tallow
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 86
NO. 2010
#EDE9D8
James White
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 81
NO. 2012
#F1E6C8
House White
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 79

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.3
All white at Magnolia Home →
JG-16
#EEE7D5
Carter Crème
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 80
JG-23
#EEE8DB
Antique Rose
ΔE 3.22 · LRV 81
JG-33
#EFEBDB
Pearly Cotton
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 83
JG-37
#F3F0DA
Lit Candles
ΔE 4.67 · LRV 86
JG-111
#EDECE5
Panna Cotta
ΔE 6.26 · LRV 84

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.82
All white at Backdrop →
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 84
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 3.93 · LRV 73
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 5.21 · LRV 86
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 5.24 · LRV 92
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 6.45 · LRV 65

Similar PPG / Glidden colors

closest in the PPG / Glidden deck

The nearest shades to Mimosa within PPG / Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

1089-1
Pita Bread
LRV 81
1207-2
Golden Mushroom
LRV 82
1092-2
Mesa Beige
LRV 83
1204-2
Vanilla Wafer
LRV 83
FLLW994
Wright Pearl White
LRV 82
1105-1
Creamy White
LRV 82

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #F5E9D5 in HSL space. Pair Mimosa with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#F5E9D5 + #D5E1F5
TRIADIC
#F5E9D5 · #D5F5E9 · #E9D5F5
ANALOGOUS
#F5D9D5 · #F5E9D5 · #F1F5D5

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.2:1 fail
Sample text on black
17.5:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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