Monet's Lavender (PPG 1170-2)
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Monet's Lavender (PPG 1170-2) is a light, cool gray from PPG Paints: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Monet's Lavender
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Monet's Lavender by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Monet's Lavender, 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 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | White Heaven | 2068-70 | 76.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Winter Ice | 620C-1 | 73.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Rising Star | 4002-7A | 73 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Monet's Lavender (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Monet's Lavender
Darker than Monet's Lavender
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1170-2 |
| Hex | #DDE0EA |
| RGB | 221, 224, 234 |
| HSL | 226°, 24%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, 0.8, -5.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Monet's Lavender (PPG 1170-2), published as #DDE0EA
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#F0EAEA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Monet's Lavender (PPG 1170-2)?
- Monet's Lavender has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Monet's Lavender is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Monet's Lavender in another brand?
- Winter Ice (Behr 620C-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Monet's Lavender warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Monet's Lavender as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.2; 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.