Rain Cloud (PPG 1125-1)

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Rain Cloud (PPG 1125-1) 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 Rain Cloud
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Rain Cloud 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 Rain Cloud, 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 | Nonchalant White | SW 6161 | 72 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | White River | 1499 | 73.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Glacier Valley | HDC-NT-24 | 76 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Salute | 7006-12 | 74 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Rain Cloud (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Rain Cloud
Darker than Rain Cloud
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1125-1 |
| Hex | #E1E1D5 |
| RGB | 225, 225, 213 |
| HSL | 60°, 17%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, -2.1, 5.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rain Cloud (PPG 1125-1), published as #E1E1D5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rain Cloud (PPG 1125-1)?
- Rain Cloud has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rain Cloud is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Rain Cloud in another brand?
- White River (BM 1499) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rain Cloud warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Rain Cloud as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.9; 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.