Awareness (PPG 1117-2)
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Awareness (PPG 1117-2) is a light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Awareness
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Awareness by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Awareness, 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 | Springtime | SW 6708 | 77 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sour Apple | 401 | 75.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cabbage Green | 410A-2 | 82.1 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Gleeful | 6008-7B | 80 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Awareness (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Awareness
Darker than Awareness
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1117-2 |
| Hex | #E3EBB1 |
| RGB | 227, 235, 177 |
| HSL | 68°, 59%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.2, -12.0, 27.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Awareness (PPG 1117-2), published as #E3EBB1
#D2E0B0
#F4F6B0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Awareness (PPG 1117-2)?
- Awareness has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Awareness is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Awareness in another brand?
- Sour Apple (BM 401) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Awareness warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Awareness as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.3; 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.