Falling Star (PPG 1129-2)
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Falling Star (PPG 1129-2) is a light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Falling Star
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Falling Star by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Falling Star, 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 | Slow Green | SW 6456 | 64 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Crystalline | AF-485 | 62.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Frosted Sage | N400-2 | 61.6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mellow Spring | 5007-3B | 63 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Falling Star (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Falling Star
Darker than Falling Star
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1129-2 |
| Hex | #CAD5C8 |
| RGB | 202, 213, 200 |
| HSL | 111°, 13%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.1, -6.1, 5.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Falling Star (PPG 1129-2), published as #CAD5C8
#B8CBC6
#DCDFC8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Falling Star (PPG 1129-2)?
- Falling Star has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Falling Star is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Falling Star in another brand?
- Crystalline (BM AF-485) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Falling Star warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Falling Star as warm, with a Cool Green 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.