Honesty (PPG 1034-2)
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Honesty (PPG 1034-2) is a very light, neutral white from PPG Paints: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honesty
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Honesty by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Honesty, 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 | Blue Horizon | SW 6497 | 78 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Whispering Spring | 2136-70 | 77.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Club Soda | 530C-1 | 82.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hotspring Green | 7005-9 | 82 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Honesty (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Honesty
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1034-2 |
| Hex | #DFEBE9 |
| RGB | 223, 235, 233 |
| HSL | 170°, 23%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.1, -4.3, -0.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honesty (PPG 1034-2), published as #DFEBE9
#CDE1E7
#F2F5E9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honesty (PPG 1034-2)?
- Honesty has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Honesty is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Honesty in another brand?
- Hotspring Green (Valspar 7005-9) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Honesty warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Honesty as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.4; 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.