Hourglass (PPG 1022-1)
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Hourglass (PPG 1022-1) is a light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hourglass
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Hourglass 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 Hourglass, 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 | Mortar | SW 9584 | 74 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Etiquette | AF-50 | 74 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Light Sandstone | ECC-15-2 | 74.8 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Oyster Pearl | 7002-2 | 73 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Hourglass (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Hourglass
Darker than Hourglass
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1022-1 |
| Hex | #E5E0D5 |
| RGB | 229, 224, 213 |
| HSL | 41°, 24%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.3, -0.2, 6.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hourglass (PPG 1022-1), published as #E5E0D5
#D4D6D3
#F7EAD5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hourglass (PPG 1022-1)?
- Hourglass has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hourglass is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Hourglass in another brand?
- Etiquette (BM AF-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hourglass warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Hourglass as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.0; 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.