Spring Thaw (PPG 1013-2)
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Spring Thaw (PPG 1013-2) 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 Spring Thaw
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Spring Thaw 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 Spring Thaw, 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 | Icicle | SW 6238 | 73 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Cloud | 2126-60 | 69.7 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Script White | N540-1 | 72.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Fragile Blue | 7004-10 | 71 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Spring Thaw (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring Thaw
Darker than Spring Thaw
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1013-2 |
| Hex | #D9DCDD |
| RGB | 217, 220, 221 |
| HSL | 195°, 6%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.6, -0.8, -0.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Thaw (PPG 1013-2), published as #D9DCDD
#C7D2DB
#ECE6DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Thaw (PPG 1013-2)?
- Spring Thaw has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Thaw is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Thaw in another brand?
- Fragile Blue (Valspar 7004-10) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spring Thaw warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Spring Thaw as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.8; 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.