Northern Lights (PPG 1137-2)
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Northern Lights (PPG 1137-2) is a very light, neutral white from PPG Paints: LRV 85, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Northern Lights
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Northern Lights 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 Northern Lights, 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 | Glimmer | SW 6476 | 78 | 2.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Emerald Vapor | 845 | 82.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Waterfall Mist | W-D-510 | 83.6 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Pirate Coast | 5004-3A | 80 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Northern Lights (LRV 85) by LRV.
Lighter than Northern Lights
Darker than Northern Lights
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1137-2 |
| Hex | #E6F0EA |
| RGB | 230, 240, 234 |
| HSL | 144°, 25%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.9, -4.4, 1.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Northern Lights (PPG 1137-2), published as #E6F0EA
#D4E6E8
#F9FAEA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Northern Lights (PPG 1137-2)?
- Northern Lights has an LRV of 85. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Northern Lights is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Northern Lights in another brand?
- Emerald Vapor (BM 845) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Northern Lights warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Northern Lights 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.