Cosmic Rays (PPG 1148-3)
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Cosmic Rays (PPG 1148-3) is a light, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cosmic Rays
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Cosmic Rays 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 Cosmic Rays, 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 | Little Boy Blu | SW 9054 | 67 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Windy Sky | 1639 | 65.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Offshore Mist | PPU13-16 | 66.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lament Blue | 5001-5A | 69 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Cosmic Rays (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Cosmic Rays
Darker than Cosmic Rays
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1148-3 |
| Hex | #CADADA |
| RGB | 202, 218, 218 |
| HSL | 180°, 18%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.9, -5.3, -1.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cosmic Rays (PPG 1148-3), published as #CADADA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cosmic Rays (PPG 1148-3)?
- Cosmic Rays has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cosmic Rays is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cosmic Rays in another brand?
- Windy Sky (BM 1639) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cosmic Rays warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cosmic Rays as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.8; 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.