Skipping Stone (PPG 1027-2)
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Skipping Stone (PPG 1027-2) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Skipping Stone
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Skipping Stone 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 Skipping Stone, 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 | Ancient Marble | SW 6162 | 60 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Inner Balance | 1522 | 56.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Ocean Pearl | 780C-3 | 62.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Brown Buzz | 6005-3B | 57 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Skipping Stone (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Skipping Stone
Darker than Skipping Stone
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1027-2 |
| Hex | #D0CBB6 |
| RGB | 208, 203, 182 |
| HSL | 48°, 22%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.6, -1.8, 11.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Skipping Stone (PPG 1027-2), published as #D0CBB6
#BFC1B4
#E1D5B6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Skipping Stone (PPG 1027-2)?
- Skipping Stone has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Skipping Stone is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Skipping Stone in another brand?
- Ancient Marble (SW 6162) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Skipping Stone warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Skipping Stone as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.1; 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.