Ice Castles (PPG 1153-1)
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Ice Castles (PPG 1153-1) is a very light, neutral white from PPG Paints: LRV 85, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ice Castles
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Ice Castles 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 Ice Castles, 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 | Serendipity | SW 9671 | 84 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sea Foam | 2123-60 | 82.7 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Polar White | 730E-1 | 84.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ivy Shadow | 7005-18 | 81 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Ice Castles (LRV 85) by LRV.
Lighter than Ice Castles
Darker than Ice Castles
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1153-1 |
| Hex | #E8EFEC |
| RGB | 232, 239, 236 |
| HSL | 154°, 18%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.9, -2.9, 0.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ice Castles (PPG 1153-1), published as #E8EFEC
#D6E5EA
#FBF9EC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ice Castles (PPG 1153-1)?
- Ice Castles has an LRV of 85. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ice Castles is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Ice Castles in another brand?
- Sea Foam (BM 2123-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ice Castles warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Ice Castles as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.6; 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.