Whiskers (PPG 1025-3)
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Whiskers (PPG 1025-3) is a light, warm greige from PPG Paints: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Whiskers
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Whiskers 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 Whiskers, 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 | Gossamer Veil | SW 9165 | 62 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Collingwood | 859 | 61.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cotton Grey | HDC-NT-20 | 60.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Villa Grey | 6005-1B | 61 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints greige colors nearest to Whiskers (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Whiskers
Darker than Whiskers
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1025-3 |
| Hex | #D1CCC2 |
| RGB | 209, 204, 194 |
| HSL | 40°, 14%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.2, 0.0, 5.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Whiskers (PPG 1025-3), published as #D1CCC2
#C0C2C0
#E3D6C2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Whiskers (PPG 1025-3)?
- Whiskers has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Whiskers is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Whiskers in another brand?
- Cotton Grey (Behr HDC-NT-20) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Whiskers warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Whiskers as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.6; 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.