Cool Concrete (PPG 1023-2)
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Cool Concrete (PPG 1023-2) is a light, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cool Concrete
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Cool Concrete by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Cool Concrete, 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 | Dumpling | SW 9616 | 64 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Cedar Key | 982 | 61.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Gray Envelope | DC-011 | 63.7 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Parlour Taupe | 7003-1 | 64 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Cool Concrete (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Cool Concrete
Darker than Cool Concrete
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1023-2 |
| Hex | #D9D0C1 |
| RGB | 217, 208, 193 |
| HSL | 38°, 24%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.8, 0.6, 8.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cool Concrete (PPG 1023-2), published as #D9D0C1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cool Concrete (PPG 1023-2)?
- Cool Concrete has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cool Concrete is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cool Concrete in another brand?
- Gray Envelope (Behr DC-011) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cool Concrete warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cool Concrete as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.6; 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.