Wayward Winds (PPG 1043-3)
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Wayward Winds (PPG 1043-3) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wayward Winds
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Wayward Winds 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 Wayward Winds, 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 | Opalescent | SW 9686 | 75 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Heaven | 2118-70 | 75.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Script White | N540-1 | 72.1 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Soft Silk | 7004-2 | 76 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Wayward Winds (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Wayward Winds
Darker than Wayward Winds
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1043-3 |
| Hex | #DEDFE2 |
| RGB | 222, 223, 226 |
| HSL | 225°, 6%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.8, 0.2, -1.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wayward Winds (PPG 1043-3), published as #DEDFE2
#CCD5E0
#F1E9E2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wayward Winds (PPG 1043-3)?
- Wayward Winds has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wayward Winds is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Wayward Winds in another brand?
- Opalescent (SW 9686) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wayward Winds warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Wayward Winds as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.6; 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.