Thin Ice (PPG 1001-3)
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Thin Ice (PPG 1001-3) is a light, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Thin Ice
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Thin Ice by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Thin Ice, 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 | Site White | SW 7070 | 73 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Pearl River | 871 | 73.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silver Charm | PPL-65 | 71.1 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tsunami Sky | 7004-4 | 72 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Thin Ice (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Thin Ice
Darker than Thin Ice
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001-3 |
| Hex | #D9DCDB |
| RGB | 217, 220, 219 |
| HSL | 160°, 4%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.5, -1.2, 0.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Thin Ice (PPG 1001-3), published as #D9DCDB
#C7D2D9
#EBE6DB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Thin Ice (PPG 1001-3)?
- Thin Ice has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Thin Ice is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Thin Ice in another brand?
- Silver Charm (Behr PPL-65) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Thin Ice warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Thin Ice as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.