White Smoke (PPG 1122-1)
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White Smoke (PPG 1122-1) is a very light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with White Smoke
Four PPG Paints colors picked for White Smoke 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 White Smoke, 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 | Sagey | SW 6175 | 75 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Meadow Mist | 936 | 78.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Spring White | BWC-18 | 82.8 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ocean Buff | 7005-7 | 82 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to White Smoke (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than White Smoke
Darker than White Smoke
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1122-1 |
| Hex | #E8E8D7 |
| RGB | 232, 232, 215 |
| HSL | 60°, 27%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.6, -2.9, 8.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
White Smoke (PPG 1122-1), published as #E8E8D7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of White Smoke (PPG 1122-1)?
- White Smoke has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so White Smoke is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to White Smoke in another brand?
- Meadow Mist (BM 936) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is White Smoke warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists White Smoke as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.3; 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.