Alpine Blue (PPG 1149-1)
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Alpine Blue (PPG 1149-1) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Alpine Blue
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Alpine Blue 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 Alpine Blue, 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 | Sky High | SW 6504 | 78 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Sky | 2131-70 | 75.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Blue Bird Day | BL-W03 | 78.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sweet Slumber | 7004-12 | 76 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Alpine Blue (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Alpine Blue
Darker than Alpine Blue
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1149-1 |
| Hex | #DBE4E5 |
| RGB | 219, 228, 229 |
| HSL | 186°, 16%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.0, -2.8, -1.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alpine Blue (PPG 1149-1), published as #DBE4E5
#C9DAE3
#EEEEE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Alpine Blue (PPG 1149-1)?
- Alpine Blue has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Alpine Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Alpine Blue in another brand?
- Gray Sky (BM 2131-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Alpine Blue warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Alpine Blue as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.5; 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.