Spring Rain (PPG 1137-1)
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Spring Rain (PPG 1137-1) is a very light, neutral white from PPG Paints: LRV 87, so it reflects about 87 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring Rain
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Spring Rain 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 Spring Rain, 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 | Snowbelt | SW 9623 | 87 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | White Ice | 2139-70 | 83.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mineral Spring | ECC-65-2 | 87.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ivy Shadow | 7005-18 | 81 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Spring Rain (LRV 87) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring Rain
Darker than Spring Rain
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1137-1 |
| Hex | #ECF1EC |
| RGB | 236, 241, 236 |
| HSL | 120°, 15%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 87 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.7, -2.5, 1.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Rain (PPG 1137-1), published as #ECF1EC
#DAE7EA
#FFFBEC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Rain (PPG 1137-1)?
- Spring Rain has an LRV of 87. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Rain is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Rain in another brand?
- Mineral Spring (Behr ECC-65-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spring Rain warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Spring Rain as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.8; 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.