Pistachio Cream (PPG 1148-2)
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Pistachio Cream (PPG 1148-2) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pistachio Cream
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Pistachio Cream 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 Pistachio Cream, 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 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Ocean Air | 2123-50 | 71.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Streetwise | N440-1 | 74.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Sweet Slumber | 7004-12 | 76 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Pistachio Cream (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Pistachio Cream
Darker than Pistachio Cream
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1148-2 |
| Hex | #D5E2E1 |
| RGB | 213, 226, 225 |
| HSL | 175°, 18%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.9, -4.5, -1.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pistachio Cream (PPG 1148-2), published as #D5E2E1
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#E8ECE1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pistachio Cream (PPG 1148-2)?
- Pistachio Cream has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pistachio Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pistachio Cream in another brand?
- Ocean Air (BM 2123-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pistachio Cream warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Pistachio Cream as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.0; 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.