January Dawn (PPG 1165-1)
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January Dawn (PPG 1165-1) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with January Dawn
Four PPG Paints colors picked for January Dawn 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 January Dawn, 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 | Blue Iris | SW 9687 | 73 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Heaven | 2118-70 | 75.3 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Dutch White | MQ3-31 | 78.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Prudence | 7004-13 | 76 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to January Dawn (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than January Dawn
Darker than January Dawn
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1165-1 |
| Hex | #DFE2E5 |
| RGB | 223, 226, 229 |
| HSL | 210°, 10%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.7, -0.5, -1.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
January Dawn (PPG 1165-1), published as #DFE2E5
#CDD8E3
#F2ECE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of January Dawn (PPG 1165-1)?
- January Dawn has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so January Dawn is a light color.
- What is the closest match to January Dawn in another brand?
- Heaven (BM 2118-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is January Dawn warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists January Dawn 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.