Arctic Cotton (PPG 1002-2)
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Arctic Cotton (PPG 1002-2) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Arctic Cotton
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Arctic Cotton by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Arctic Cotton, 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 | Ghosted | SW 9545 | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | A la Mode | 2109-70 | 75.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Fading Fog | PR-W07 | 78 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Heirloom Pink | 7001-18 | 76 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Arctic Cotton (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Arctic Cotton
Darker than Arctic Cotton
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1002-2 |
| Hex | #E6E3DF |
| RGB | 230, 227, 223 |
| HSL | 34°, 12%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.4, 0.3, 2.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Arctic Cotton (PPG 1002-2), published as #E6E3DF
#D4D9DD
#F8EDDF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Arctic Cotton (PPG 1002-2)?
- Arctic Cotton has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Arctic Cotton is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Arctic Cotton in another brand?
- A la Mode (BM 2109-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Arctic Cotton warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Arctic Cotton as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.3; 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.