Tundra Frost (PPG 1009-1)
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Tundra Frost (PPG 1009-1) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tundra Frost
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Tundra Frost 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 Tundra Frost, 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 | Glacier Bay | SW 9626 | 75 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Horizon | 1478 | 72.8 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Statuesque | MQ3-23 | 73.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blizzard Fog | 7006-18 | 75 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Tundra Frost (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Tundra Frost
Darker than Tundra Frost
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1009-1 |
| Hex | #E1E1DB |
| RGB | 225, 225, 219 |
| HSL | 60°, 9%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.4, -1.1, 2.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tundra Frost (PPG 1009-1), published as #E1E1DB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tundra Frost (PPG 1009-1)?
- Tundra Frost has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tundra Frost is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tundra Frost in another brand?
- Glacier Bay (SW 9626) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tundra Frost warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Tundra Frost as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.9; 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.