Water Iris (PPG 1170-1)
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Water Iris (PPG 1170-1) 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 Water Iris
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Water Iris 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 Water Iris, 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 | Wishful Blue | SW 6813 | 72 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Nosegay | 1401 | 75.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | White Lavender | M550-1 | 76.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Rising Star | 4002-7A | 73 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Water Iris (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Water Iris
Darker than Water Iris
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1170-1 |
| Hex | #E2E3EB |
| RGB | 226, 227, 235 |
| HSL | 233°, 18%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.4, 1.1, -4.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Water Iris (PPG 1170-1), published as #E2E3EB
#D0D9E9
#F5EDEB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Water Iris (PPG 1170-1)?
- Water Iris has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Water Iris is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Water Iris in another brand?
- White Lavender (Behr M550-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Water Iris warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Water Iris as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.0; 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.