Rain Drop (PPG 1145-1)
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Rain Drop (PPG 1145-1) is a very light, neutral white from PPG Paints: LRV 84, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rain Drop
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Rain Drop 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 Rain Drop, 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 | Serendipity | SW 9671 | 84 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Snow Angel | 841 | 83.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cool Reflection | PPL-36 | 85.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mint Spritzer | 7005-11 | 82 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Rain Drop (LRV 84) by LRV.
Lighter than Rain Drop
Darker than Rain Drop
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1145-1 |
| Hex | #E7EEE8 |
| RGB | 231, 238, 232 |
| HSL | 129°, 17%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.4, -3.4, 2.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rain Drop (PPG 1145-1), published as #E7EEE8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rain Drop (PPG 1145-1)?
- Rain Drop has an LRV of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rain Drop is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Rain Drop in another brand?
- Snow Angel (BM 841) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rain Drop warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Rain Drop as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.1; 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.