Mountain Gray (PPG 1021-1)
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Mountain Gray (PPG 1021-1) 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 Mountain Gray
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Mountain Gray 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 Mountain Gray, 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 | Toque White | SW 7003 | 76 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Lacey Pearl | 2108-70 | 77.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Barely Brown | N180-1 | 76.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ballroom Belle | 7001-9 | 75 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Mountain Gray (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Mountain Gray
Darker than Mountain Gray
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1021-1 |
| Hex | #E8E3DB |
| RGB | 232, 227, 219 |
| HSL | 37°, 22%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.4, 0.3, 4.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mountain Gray (PPG 1021-1), published as #E8E3DB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mountain Gray (PPG 1021-1)?
- Mountain Gray has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mountain Gray is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mountain Gray in another brand?
- Toque White (SW 7003) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mountain Gray warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Mountain Gray as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.5; 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.