Subtle Blue (PPG 1152-1)
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Subtle Blue (PPG 1152-1) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Subtle Blue
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Subtle 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 Subtle 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 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Cloud | 2129-70 | 73.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Era | MQ3-56 | 75 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ice Rink Blue | 4007-5A | 77 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Subtle Blue (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Subtle Blue
Darker than Subtle Blue
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1152-1 |
| Hex | #D9E3E5 |
| RGB | 217, 227, 229 |
| HSL | 190°, 19%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.6, -3.0, -2.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Subtle Blue (PPG 1152-1), published as #D9E3E5
#C7D9E3
#ECEDE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Subtle Blue (PPG 1152-1)?
- Subtle Blue has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Subtle Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Subtle Blue in another brand?
- Era (Behr MQ3-56) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Subtle Blue warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Subtle Blue as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.1; 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.