Keepsakes (PPG 1040-2)
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Keepsakes (PPG 1040-2) is a light, cool gray from PPG Paints: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Keepsakes
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Keepsakes 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 Keepsakes, 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 | Upward | SW 6239 | 57 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Mt. Rainier Gray | 2129-60 | 59.5 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Velvet Sky | 570E-2 | 63.7 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Silver Dusk | 4006-3A | 61 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Keepsakes (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Keepsakes
Darker than Keepsakes
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1040-2 |
| Hex | #C0CED6 |
| RGB | 192, 206, 214 |
| HSL | 202°, 21%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.0, -3.2, -5.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Keepsakes (PPG 1040-2), published as #C0CED6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Keepsakes (PPG 1040-2)?
- Keepsakes has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Keepsakes is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Keepsakes in another brand?
- Mt. Rainier Gray (BM 2129-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Keepsakes warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Keepsakes as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.6; 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.