Windsor Haze (PPG 1167-2)
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Windsor Haze (PPG 1167-2) 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 Windsor Haze
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Windsor Haze 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 Windsor Haze, 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 | Starry Night | SW 6540 | 69 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Violet Dusk | 1409 | 70.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Lilac Champagne | 640E-2 | 75.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Rising Star | 4002-7A | 73 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Windsor Haze (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Windsor Haze
Darker than Windsor Haze
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1167-2 |
| Hex | #DCDFE5 |
| RGB | 220, 223, 229 |
| HSL | 220°, 15%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.8, 0.1, -3.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Windsor Haze (PPG 1167-2), published as #DCDFE5
#CAD5E3
#EFE9E5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Windsor Haze (PPG 1167-2)?
- Windsor Haze has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Windsor Haze is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Windsor Haze in another brand?
- Lilac Champagne (Behr 640E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Windsor Haze warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Windsor Haze as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.3; 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.