Coastal Fog (Behr PPL-55)
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Coastal Fog (Behr PPL-55) is a very light, neutral off-white from Behr: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coastal Fog
Four Behr colors picked for Coastal Fog 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 Coastal Fog, 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 | Ceiling Bright White | SW 7007 | 83 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Mountainscape | 870 | 78.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | White Sash | 7004-14 | 81 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Pacific Pearl | 1011-1 | 82 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Coastal Fog (LRV 80 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Coastal Fog
Darker than Coastal Fog
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPL-55 |
| Hex | #E5E8E4 |
| RGB | 229, 232, 228 |
| HSL | 105°, 8%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.7, -1.7, 1.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coastal Fog (Behr PPL-55), published as #E5E8E4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coastal Fog (Behr PPL-55)?
- Coastal Fog has an LRV of 80 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coastal Fog is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Coastal Fog in another brand?
- White Sash (Valspar 7004-14) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Coastal Fog warm or cool?
- Behr lists Coastal Fog as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.6; 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.