Winter Chill (PPG 1036-2)
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Winter Chill (PPG 1036-2) is a light, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Winter Chill
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Winter Chill 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 Winter Chill, 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 | Lullaby | SW 9136 | 65 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Pale Smoke | 1584 | 63.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Pacific Mist | ECC-34-1 | 65.3 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Northern Sky | 5001-3B | 63 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Winter Chill (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Winter Chill
Darker than Winter Chill
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1036-2 |
| Hex | #C9D2D1 |
| RGB | 201, 210, 209 |
| HSL | 173°, 9%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.5, -3.2, -0.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Winter Chill (PPG 1036-2), published as #C9D2D1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Winter Chill (PPG 1036-2)?
- Winter Chill has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Winter Chill is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Winter Chill in another brand?
- Northern Sky (Valspar 5001-3B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Winter Chill warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Winter Chill as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.6; 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.