Evening Mist (PPG 1038-1)
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Evening Mist (PPG 1038-1) is a very light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Evening Mist
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Evening Mist 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 Evening Mist, 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 | Snowdrop | SW 6511 | 80 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Fanfare | 874 | 77.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Dream Catcher | 740E-1 | 82 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Halcyon Blue | 5001-3A | 77 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Evening Mist (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Evening Mist
Darker than Evening Mist
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1038-1 |
| Hex | #E3E9E8 |
| RGB | 227, 233, 232 |
| HSL | 170°, 12%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.9, -2.2, -0.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Evening Mist (PPG 1038-1), published as #E3E9E8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Evening Mist (PPG 1038-1)?
- Evening Mist has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Evening Mist is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Evening Mist in another brand?
- Dream Catcher (Behr 740E-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Evening Mist warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Evening Mist as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.2; 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.