Frivolous Folly (PPG 1128-2)
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Frivolous Folly (PPG 1128-2) is a light, warm gray from PPG Paints: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frivolous Folly
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Frivolous Folly by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Frivolous Folly, 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 | Filmy Green | SW 6190 | 64 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Night Mist | 1569 | 63.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Natural Spring | QE-33 | 67 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Sage Morsel | 5005-1C | 63 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Frivolous Folly (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Frivolous Folly
Darker than Frivolous Folly
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1128-2 |
| Hex | #CFD2C7 |
| RGB | 207, 210, 199 |
| HSL | 76°, 11%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.7, -3.0, 5.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frivolous Folly (PPG 1128-2), published as #CFD2C7
#BEC8C5
#E1DCC7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frivolous Folly (PPG 1128-2)?
- Frivolous Folly has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frivolous Folly is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Frivolous Folly in another brand?
- Night Mist (BM 1569) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Frivolous Folly warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Frivolous Folly as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.1; 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.