Lime Wash (PPG 1122-2)
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Lime Wash (PPG 1122-2) is a light, warm off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lime Wash
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Lime Wash 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 Lime Wash, 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 | Gratifying Green | SW 6435 | 74 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweet Celadon | CSP-785 | 70.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Folly | MQ3-46 | 76 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Parisian Mist | 7005-6 | 79 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Lime Wash (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Lime Wash
Darker than Lime Wash
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1122-2 |
| Hex | #DFE3D0 |
| RGB | 223, 227, 208 |
| HSL | 73°, 25%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.5, -4.7, 8.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lime Wash (PPG 1122-2), published as #DFE3D0
#CDD9CE
#F1EDD0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lime Wash (PPG 1122-2)?
- Lime Wash has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lime Wash is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lime Wash in another brand?
- Folly (Behr MQ3-46) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lime Wash warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Lime Wash as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.8; 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.