Bright Star (PPG 1166-1)
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Bright Star (PPG 1166-1) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bright Star
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Bright Star 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 Bright Star, 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 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Seattle Gray | 2130-70 | 72.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lavender Ice | 590E-1 | 78.6 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Sapphire Glow | 4003-5A | 75 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Bright Star (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Bright Star
Darker than Bright Star
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1166-1 |
| Hex | #DDE2E6 |
| RGB | 221, 226, 230 |
| HSL | 207°, 15%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.6, -0.9, -2.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bright Star (PPG 1166-1), published as #DDE2E6
#CBD8E4
#F0ECE6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bright Star (PPG 1166-1)?
- Bright Star has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bright Star is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Bright Star in another brand?
- Seattle Gray (BM 2130-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bright Star warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Bright Star as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.5; 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.