Life Lesson (PPG 1128-3)
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Life Lesson (PPG 1128-3) is a medium, warm gray from PPG Paints: LRV 58, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Life Lesson
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Life Lesson 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 Life Lesson, 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 | Frostwork | SW 0059 | 62 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Wisp | 1570 | 54.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Dynasty Celadon | PPL-80 | 58.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mellow Tune | 5003-1B | 59 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Life Lesson (LRV 58) by LRV.
Lighter than Life Lesson
Darker than Life Lesson
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1128-3 |
| Hex | #C5CABE |
| RGB | 197, 202, 190 |
| HSL | 85°, 10%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.6, -3.9, 5.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Life Lesson (PPG 1128-3), published as #C5CABE
#B4C0BC
#D7D4BE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Life Lesson (PPG 1128-3)?
- Life Lesson has an LRV of 58. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Life Lesson is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Life Lesson in another brand?
- Dynasty Celadon (Behr PPL-80) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Life Lesson warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Life Lesson as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.4; 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.