Windswept Beach (PPG 1169-1)
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Windswept Beach (PPG 1169-1) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Windswept Beach
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Windswept Beach 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 Windswept Beach, 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 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Full Moon | 2119-70 | 75.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Dutch White | MQ3-31 | 78.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Prudence | 7004-13 | 76 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Windswept Beach (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Windswept Beach
Darker than Windswept Beach
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1169-1 |
| Hex | #E3E4E5 |
| RGB | 227, 228, 229 |
| HSL | 210°, 4%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.5, -0.2, -0.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Windswept Beach (PPG 1169-1), published as #E3E4E5
#D1DAE3
#F6EEE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Windswept Beach (PPG 1169-1)?
- Windswept Beach has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Windswept Beach is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Windswept Beach in another brand?
- Dutch White (Behr MQ3-31) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Windswept Beach warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Windswept Beach as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.6; 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.