Arctic Dawn (PPG 1167-1)
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Arctic Dawn (PPG 1167-1) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Arctic Dawn
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Arctic 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 Arctic 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 | Opalescent | SW 9686 | 75 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Heaven | 2118-70 | 75.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Dutch White | MQ3-31 | 78.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Prudence | 7004-13 | 76 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Arctic Dawn (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Arctic Dawn
Darker than Arctic Dawn
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1167-1 |
| Hex | #E3E5E8 |
| RGB | 227, 229, 232 |
| HSL | 216°, 10%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.9, -0.1, -1.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Arctic Dawn (PPG 1167-1), published as #E3E5E8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Arctic Dawn (PPG 1167-1)?
- Arctic Dawn has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Arctic Dawn is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Arctic Dawn in another brand?
- Dutch White (Behr MQ3-31) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Arctic Dawn warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Arctic Dawn as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.7; 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.