Water Lily (PPG 1150-2)
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Water Lily (PPG 1150-2) is a light, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Water Lily
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Water Lily 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 Water Lily, 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 | Bravo Blue | SW 6784 | 77 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Haze | 1667 | 68.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cool Sky | 530E-2 | 72.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lament Blue | 5001-5A | 69 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Water Lily (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Water Lily
Darker than Water Lily
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1150-2 |
| Hex | #CEE0E3 |
| RGB | 206, 224, 227 |
| HSL | 189°, 27%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.0, -5.4, -3.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Water Lily (PPG 1150-2), published as #CEE0E3
#BBD6E1
#E1EAE3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Water Lily (PPG 1150-2)?
- Water Lily has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Water Lily is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Water Lily in another brand?
- Cool Sky (Behr 530E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Water Lily warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Water Lily as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.5; 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.