Cloudy Day (PPG 1129-1)

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Cloudy Day (PPG 1129-1) is a light, warm gray from PPG Paints: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cloudy Day
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Cloudy Day 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 Cloudy Day, 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 | White Mint | SW 6441 | 78 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Woodland White | 463 | 77 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Sounds Of Nature | S390-1 | 76.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pale Oak Grove | 5008-3A | 76 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Cloudy Day (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Cloudy Day
Darker than Cloudy Day
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1129-1 |
| Hex | #DFE6DA |
| RGB | 223, 230, 218 |
| HSL | 95°, 19%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.5, -4.5, 5.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cloudy Day (PPG 1129-1), published as #DFE6DA
#CDDCD8
#F1F0DA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cloudy Day (PPG 1129-1)?
- Cloudy Day has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cloudy Day is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cloudy Day in another brand?
- White Mint (SW 6441) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cloudy Day warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cloudy Day as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.0; 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.