Blue Smoke (PPG 1153-3)
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Blue Smoke (PPG 1153-3) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Smoke
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Blue Smoke 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 Blue Smoke, 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 | Silent Ripple | SW 9682 | 74 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Cloud | 2129-70 | 73.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Serene | ICC-36 | 75.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Rising Tide | 4008-3A | 71 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Blue Smoke (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Smoke
Darker than Blue Smoke
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1153-3 |
| Hex | #D7E0E2 |
| RGB | 215, 224, 226 |
| HSL | 191°, 16%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.6, -2.6, -2.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Smoke (PPG 1153-3), published as #D7E0E2
#C5D6E0
#EAEAE2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Smoke (PPG 1153-3)?
- Blue Smoke has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Smoke is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Smoke in another brand?
- Rising Tide (Valspar 4008-3A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Smoke warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Blue Smoke as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.0; 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.