Glacier Pearl (PPG 1169-3)
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Glacier Pearl (PPG 1169-3) is a light, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Glacier Pearl
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Glacier Pearl by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Glacier Pearl, 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 | Elation | SW 6827 | 72 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Iced Lavender | 1410 | 64.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Courteous | S560-1 | 65.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Morning Chill | 4002-5A | 66 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Glacier Pearl (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Glacier Pearl
Darker than Glacier Pearl
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1169-3 |
| Hex | #D1D2DC |
| RGB | 209, 210, 220 |
| HSL | 235°, 14%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.4, 1.5, -5.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Glacier Pearl (PPG 1169-3), published as #D1D2DC
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#E4DCDC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Glacier Pearl (PPG 1169-3)?
- Glacier Pearl has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Glacier Pearl is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Glacier Pearl in another brand?
- Iced Lavender (BM 1410) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Glacier Pearl warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Glacier Pearl as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.0; 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.