Dusky Dawn (PPG 1005-1)
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Dusky Dawn (PPG 1005-1) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dusky Dawn
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Dusky Dawn 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 Dusky Dawn, 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 | Original White | SW 7077 | 74 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Hampshire Rocks | 1450 | 74.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pink Chalk | MQ3-03 | 74.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Heirloom Pink | 7001-18 | 76 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Dusky Dawn (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Dusky Dawn
Darker than Dusky Dawn
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1005-1 |
| Hex | #E5E1DE |
| RGB | 229, 225, 222 |
| HSL | 26°, 12%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.8, 0.8, 1.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dusky Dawn (PPG 1005-1), published as #E5E1DE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dusky Dawn (PPG 1005-1)?
- Dusky Dawn has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dusky Dawn is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Dusky Dawn in another brand?
- Hampshire Rocks (BM 1450) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dusky Dawn warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Dusky Dawn as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.9; 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.