Harbor Mist (PPG 1160-1)
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Harbor Mist (PPG 1160-1) 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 Harbor Mist
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Harbor Mist 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 Harbor Mist, 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 | Icicle | SW 6238 | 73 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Veil | 875 | 73.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Serene | ICC-36 | 75.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wisteria Snow | 4003-3A | 73 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Harbor Mist (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Harbor Mist
Darker than Harbor Mist
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1160-1 |
| Hex | #DAE1E3 |
| RGB | 218, 225, 227 |
| HSL | 193°, 14%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.1, -2.0, -1.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Harbor Mist (PPG 1160-1), published as #DAE1E3
#C8D7E1
#EDEBE3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Harbor Mist (PPG 1160-1)?
- Harbor Mist has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Harbor Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Harbor Mist in another brand?
- Blue Veil (BM 875) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Harbor Mist warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Harbor Mist as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.8; 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.