Salty Breeze (PPG 1033-1)
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Salty Breeze (PPG 1033-1) is a light, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Salty Breeze
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Salty Breeze by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Salty Breeze, 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 | White Mint | SW 6441 | 78 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pearl Gray | 863 | 73.5 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Light Mist | N390-1 | 73.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sculpture White | 7005-22 | 74 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Salty Breeze (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Salty Breeze
Darker than Salty Breeze
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1033-1 |
| Hex | #DDE2D7 |
| RGB | 221, 226, 215 |
| HSL | 87°, 16%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, -3.6, 4.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Salty Breeze (PPG 1033-1), published as #DDE2D7
#CBD8D5
#EFECD7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Salty Breeze (PPG 1033-1)?
- Salty Breeze has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Salty Breeze is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Salty Breeze in another brand?
- Light Mist (Behr N390-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Salty Breeze warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Salty Breeze as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.8; 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.