Icy Bay (PPG 1012-1)
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Icy Bay (PPG 1012-1) 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 Icy Bay
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Icy Bay 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 Icy Bay, 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 | Quicksilver | SW 6245 | 75 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Fanfare | 874 | 77.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Ice Sculpture | BL-W02 | 78.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Halcyon Blue | 5001-3A | 77 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Icy Bay (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Icy Bay
Darker than Icy Bay
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1012-1 |
| Hex | #E0E5E2 |
| RGB | 224, 229, 226 |
| HSL | 144°, 9%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.5, -2.2, 0.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Icy Bay (PPG 1012-1), published as #E0E5E2
#CEDBE0
#F3EFE2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Icy Bay (PPG 1012-1)?
- Icy Bay has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Icy Bay is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Icy Bay in another brand?
- Halcyon Blue (Valspar 5001-3A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Icy Bay warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Icy Bay as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.9; 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.