Mild Mint (PPG 1146-1)
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Mild Mint (PPG 1146-1) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mild Mint
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Mild Mint 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 Mild Mint, 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 | Rainsong | SW 9681 | 78 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | In Your Eyes | 715 | 75.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Calm | BL-W01 | 79.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sweet Leaf | 7005-19 | 80 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Mild Mint (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Mild Mint
Darker than Mild Mint
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1146-1 |
| Hex | #DCE6E3 |
| RGB | 220, 230, 227 |
| HSL | 162°, 17%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.5, -3.9, 0.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mild Mint (PPG 1146-1), published as #DCE6E3
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#EFF0E3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mild Mint (PPG 1146-1)?
- Mild Mint has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mild Mint is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mild Mint in another brand?
- In Your Eyes (BM 715) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mild Mint warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Mild Mint as neutral, with a Neutral 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.