High Salute (PPG 1039-7)
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High Salute (PPG 1039-7) is a very deep, cool gray from PPG Paints: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with High Salute
Three PPG Paints colors picked for High Salute by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 High Salute, 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 | Tarragon | SW 9660 | 7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Brush Blue | CW-675 | 9.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Evening Storm | PPF-48 | 7.7 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Pitch Cobalt | 5010-2 | 7 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to High Salute (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than High Salute
Darker than High Salute
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1039-7 |
| Hex | #445056 |
| RGB | 68, 80, 86 |
| HSL | 200°, 12%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.2, -3.2, -5.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
High Salute (PPG 1039-7), published as #445056
#334754
#545956
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of High Salute (PPG 1039-7)?
- High Salute has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so High Salute is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to High Salute in another brand?
- Tarragon (SW 9660) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is High Salute warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists High Salute as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.1; 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.