Harbor Light (PPG 1162-1)
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Harbor Light (PPG 1162-1) 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 Light
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Harbor Light 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 Light, 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 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sheer Bliss | CSP-545 | 70.6 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Icelandic | 590A-1 | 76.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sapphire Glow | 4003-5A | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Harbor Light (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Harbor Light
Darker than Harbor Light
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1162-1 |
| Hex | #D7E0E7 |
| RGB | 215, 224, 231 |
| HSL | 206°, 25%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.7, -1.7, -4.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Harbor Light (PPG 1162-1), published as #D7E0E7
#C5D6E5
#EAEAE7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Harbor Light (PPG 1162-1)?
- Harbor Light 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 Light is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Harbor Light in another brand?
- Sapphire Glow (Valspar 4003-5A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Harbor Light warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Harbor Light as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.5; 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.