Austrian Ice (PPG 1156-1)
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Austrian Ice (PPG 1156-1) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Austrian Ice
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Austrian Ice 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 Austrian Ice, 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 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Sky | 2131-70 | 75.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Glass Bead | 570E-1 | 78.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gray Opal | 7004-6 | 80 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Austrian Ice (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Austrian Ice
Darker than Austrian Ice
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1156-1 |
| Hex | #DEE6E7 |
| RGB | 222, 230, 231 |
| HSL | 187°, 16%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.7, -2.5, -1.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Austrian Ice (PPG 1156-1), published as #DEE6E7
#CCDCE5
#F1F0E7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Austrian Ice (PPG 1156-1)?
- Austrian Ice has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Austrian Ice is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Austrian Ice in another brand?
- Gray Sky (BM 2131-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Austrian Ice warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Austrian Ice as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.4; 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.