Glassine (PPG 1157-1)
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Glassine (PPG 1157-1) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Glassine
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Glassine 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 Glassine, 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 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Constellation | AF-540 | 72.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Era | MQ3-56 | 75 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ice Rink Blue | 4007-5A | 77 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Glassine (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Glassine
Darker than Glassine
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1157-1 |
| Hex | #D7E2E5 |
| RGB | 215, 226, 229 |
| HSL | 193°, 21%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, -3.1, -2.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Glassine (PPG 1157-1), published as #D7E2E5
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#EAECE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Glassine (PPG 1157-1)?
- Glassine has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Glassine is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Glassine in another brand?
- Era (Behr MQ3-56) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Glassine warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Glassine as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.7; 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.