Intuitive (PPG 1022-2)
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Intuitive (PPG 1022-2) is a medium, warm greige from PPG Paints: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Intuitive
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Intuitive by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Intuitive, 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 | Worldly Gray | SW 7043 | 57 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Desert Light | 1004 | 57.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Smoked Umber | PWN-71 | 57.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sand Storm | 2004-10B | 59 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints greige colors nearest to Intuitive (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Intuitive
Darker than Intuitive
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1022-2 |
| Hex | #CFC6BC |
| RGB | 207, 198, 188 |
| HSL | 32°, 17%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.3, 1.4, 6.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Intuitive (PPG 1022-2), published as #CFC6BC
#BEBCBA
#E1D0BC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Intuitive (PPG 1022-2)?
- Intuitive has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Intuitive is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Intuitive in another brand?
- Desert Light (BM 1004) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Intuitive warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Intuitive as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.1; 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.