Sentimental Lady (PPG 1159-2)
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Sentimental Lady (PPG 1159-2) is a light, cool gray from PPG Paints: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sentimental Lady
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sentimental Lady by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Sentimental Lady, 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 | Icelandic | SW 6526 | 67 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Lake Placid | 827 | 64.8 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Velvet Sky | 570E-2 | 63.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Silver Dusk | 4006-3A | 61 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Sentimental Lady (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Sentimental Lady
Darker than Sentimental Lady
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1159-2 |
| Hex | #C4D3DC |
| RGB | 196, 211, 220 |
| HSL | 203°, 26%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.7, -3.3, -6.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sentimental Lady (PPG 1159-2), published as #C4D3DC
#B1C9DA
#D7DDDC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sentimental Lady (PPG 1159-2)?
- Sentimental Lady has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sentimental Lady is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sentimental Lady in another brand?
- Velvet Sky (Behr 570E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sentimental Lady warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sentimental Lady as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.2; 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.