Sea Frost (PPG 1037-1)
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Sea Frost (PPG 1037-1) is a light, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Frost
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sea Frost 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 Sea Frost, 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 | Dew Drop | SW 9641 | 70 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Veil | 875 | 73.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Echo Mist | ECC-31-2 | 72.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Emerald Ice | 7004-7 | 73 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Sea Frost (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Frost
Darker than Sea Frost
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1037-1 |
| Hex | #D5DCDC |
| RGB | 213, 220, 220 |
| HSL | 180°, 9%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.2, -2.3, -0.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Frost (PPG 1037-1), published as #D5DCDC
#C3D2DA
#E8E6DC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Frost (PPG 1037-1)?
- Sea Frost has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Frost is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Frost in another brand?
- Dew Drop (SW 9641) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sea Frost warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sea Frost as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.8; 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.