Thunder Bay (PPG 1144-2)
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Thunder Bay (PPG 1144-2) is a light, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 67, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Thunder Bay
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Thunder Bay 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 Thunder Bay, 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 | Serenely | SW 9632 | 66 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Windy Sky | 1639 | 65.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Offshore Mist | PPU13-16 | 66.6 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Azure Snow | 5001-1A | 68 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Thunder Bay (LRV 67) by LRV.
Lighter than Thunder Bay
Darker than Thunder Bay
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1144-2 |
| Hex | #CBD9D7 |
| RGB | 203, 217, 215 |
| HSL | 171°, 16%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.6, -5.1, -0.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Thunder Bay (PPG 1144-2), published as #CBD9D7
#B9CFD5
#DEE3D7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Thunder Bay (PPG 1144-2)?
- Thunder Bay has an LRV of 67. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Thunder Bay is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Thunder Bay in another brand?
- Offshore Mist (Behr PPU13-16) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Thunder Bay warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Thunder Bay as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.6; 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.