Beachcomber (PPG 1151-1)
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Beachcomber (PPG 1151-1) 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 Beachcomber
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Beachcomber 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 Beachcomber, 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 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Constellation | AF-540 | 72.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Era | MQ3-56 | 75 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sweet Slumber | 7004-12 | 76 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Beachcomber (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Beachcomber
Darker than Beachcomber
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1151-1 |
| Hex | #D9E4E5 |
| RGB | 217, 228, 229 |
| HSL | 185°, 19%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.8, -3.5, -1.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Beachcomber (PPG 1151-1), published as #D9E4E5
#C7DAE3
#ECEEE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Beachcomber (PPG 1151-1)?
- Beachcomber has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Beachcomber is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Beachcomber in another brand?
- Sweet Slumber (Valspar 7004-12) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Beachcomber warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Beachcomber as neutral, with a Neutral 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.