Little Dipper (PPG 1171-2)
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Little Dipper (PPG 1171-2) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Little Dipper
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Little Dipper 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 Little Dipper, 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 | Heaven | 2118-70 | 75.3 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Lilac Murmur | 610A-1 | 79.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Star Light | 4001-7A | 80 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Little Dipper (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Little Dipper
Darker than Little Dipper
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1171-2 |
| Hex | #E4E6EA |
| RGB | 228, 230, 234 |
| HSL | 220°, 12%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.3, 0.1, -2.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Little Dipper (PPG 1171-2), published as #E4E6EA
#D2DCE8
#F7F0EA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Little Dipper (PPG 1171-2)?
- Little Dipper has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Little Dipper is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Little Dipper in another brand?
- Lilac Murmur (Behr 610A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Little Dipper warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Little Dipper as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.2; 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.