Mountain Dew (PPG 1147-2)
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Mountain Dew (PPG 1147-2) is a light, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mountain Dew
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Mountain Dew 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 Mountain Dew, 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 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Ewing Blue | CW-585 | 73.4 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Beach Foam | S450-1 | 71.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Dreamy Clouds | 5002-5B | 70 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Mountain Dew (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Mountain Dew
Darker than Mountain Dew
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1147-2 |
| Hex | #CFE2E0 |
| RGB | 207, 226, 224 |
| HSL | 174°, 25%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.5, -6.7, -1.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mountain Dew (PPG 1147-2), published as #CFE2E0
#BDD8DE
#E2ECE0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mountain Dew (PPG 1147-2)?
- Mountain Dew has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mountain Dew is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mountain Dew in another brand?
- Ewing Blue (BM CW-585) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mountain Dew warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Mountain Dew as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.2; 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.