Snow Cloud (Behr PPL-54)

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Snow Cloud (Behr PPL-54) is a very light, neutral white from Behr: LRV 80.9, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Snow Cloud
Four Behr colors picked for Snow Cloud by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Snow Cloud, 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 | Rarified Air | SW 6525 | 78 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Lily White | 2128-70 | 79.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Prudence | 7004-13 | 76 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Windswept | 1164-1 | 83 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr white colors nearest to Snow Cloud (LRV 80.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Snow Cloud
Darker than Snow Cloud
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPL-54 |
| Hex | #E5E9EB |
| RGB | 229, 233, 235 |
| HSL | 200°, 13%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.1, -1.0, -1.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Snow Cloud (Behr PPL-54), published as #E5E9EB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Snow Cloud (Behr PPL-54)?
- Snow Cloud has an LRV of 80.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Snow Cloud is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Snow Cloud in another brand?
- Windswept (PPG 1164-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Snow Cloud warm or cool?
- Behr lists Snow Cloud as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. 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.