Artemesia (PPG 1153-2)
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Artemesia (PPG 1153-2) is a very light, neutral white from PPG Paints: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Artemesia
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Artemesia 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 Artemesia, 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 | Snowdrop | SW 6511 | 80 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Tulle Skirt | 2135-70 | 81 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Breaker | 550E-1 | 83.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gray Opal | 7004-6 | 80 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Artemesia (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Artemesia
Darker than Artemesia
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1153-2 |
| Hex | #E3EBEA |
| RGB | 227, 235, 234 |
| HSL | 173°, 17%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, -2.8, -0.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Artemesia (PPG 1153-2), published as #E3EBEA
#D1E1E8
#F6F5EA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Artemesia (PPG 1153-2)?
- Artemesia has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Artemesia is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Artemesia in another brand?
- Snowdrop (SW 6511) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Artemesia warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Artemesia as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.4; 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.