Echo (PPG 1140-1)
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Echo (PPG 1140-1) is a light, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Echo
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Echo 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 Echo, 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 | Green Trance | SW 6462 | 75 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Green Cast | 842 | 76.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Arctic Flow | HDC-WR15-5 | 79.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Dancing Mist | 5005-7A | 77 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Echo (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Echo
Darker than Echo
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1140-1 |
| Hex | #D7E7E0 |
| RGB | 215, 231, 224 |
| HSL | 154°, 25%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.3, -6.6, 1.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Echo (PPG 1140-1), published as #D7E7E0
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#EAF1E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Echo (PPG 1140-1)?
- Echo has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Echo is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Echo in another brand?
- Arctic Flow (Behr HDC-WR15-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Echo warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Echo as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.6; 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.