Cave Pearl (PPG 1145-3)
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Cave Pearl (PPG 1145-3) is a light, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cave Pearl
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Cave Pearl 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 Cave Pearl, 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 | Blue Horizon | SW 6497 | 78 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweet Dreams | 847 | 75.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Aqua Breeze | 500E-2 | 77.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blue Whisper | 5005-9A | 79 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Cave Pearl (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Cave Pearl
Darker than Cave Pearl
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1145-3 |
| Hex | #D6E5E2 |
| RGB | 214, 229, 226 |
| HSL | 168°, 22%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.8, -5.5, -0.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cave Pearl (PPG 1145-3), published as #D6E5E2
#C4DBE0
#E9EFE2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cave Pearl (PPG 1145-3)?
- Cave Pearl has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cave Pearl is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cave Pearl in another brand?
- Aqua Breeze (Behr 500E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cave Pearl warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cave Pearl as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.3; 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.