Winter Morn (PPG 1172-2)
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Winter Morn (PPG 1172-2) is a very light, neutral white from PPG Paints: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Winter Morn
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Winter Morn 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 Winter Morn, 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 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Dreamy Cloud | 2117-70 | 76.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Dried Lavender | PPL-22 | 82 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Star Light | 4001-7A | 80 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Winter Morn (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Winter Morn
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1172-2 |
| Hex | #EAE8EC |
| RGB | 234, 232, 236 |
| HSL | 270°, 10%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.3, 1.4, -1.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Winter Morn (PPG 1172-2), published as #EAE8EC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Winter Morn (PPG 1172-2)?
- Winter Morn has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Winter Morn is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Winter Morn in another brand?
- Dried Lavender (Behr PPL-22) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Winter Morn warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Winter Morn as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.7; 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.