Irradiant Iris (PPG 1171-3)
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Irradiant Iris (PPG 1171-3) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Irradiant Iris
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Irradiant 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 Irradiant 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 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Violet Dusk | 1409 | 70.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Sweet Harbor | 630C-2 | 72.2 | 1.0 | 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 Irradiant Iris (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Irradiant Iris
Darker than Irradiant Iris
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1171-3 |
| Hex | #DADEE6 |
| RGB | 218, 222, 230 |
| HSL | 220°, 19%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.4, 0.1, -4.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Irradiant Iris (PPG 1171-3), published as #DADEE6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Irradiant Iris (PPG 1171-3)?
- Irradiant Iris has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Irradiant Iris is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Irradiant Iris in another brand?
- Wishful Blue (SW 6813) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Irradiant Iris warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Irradiant Iris as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.4; 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.