Orchid Blossom (PPG 1174-1)
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Orchid Blossom (PPG 1174-1) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Orchid Blossom
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Orchid Blossom 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 Orchid Blossom, 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 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Dreamy Cloud | 2117-70 | 76.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mystical Mist | PR-W01 | 76.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Soft Silk | 7004-2 | 76 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Orchid Blossom (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Orchid Blossom
Darker than Orchid Blossom
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1174-1 |
| Hex | #E4E1E4 |
| RGB | 228, 225, 228 |
| HSL | 300°, 5%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.8, 1.6, -1.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Orchid Blossom (PPG 1174-1), published as #E4E1E4
#D2D7E2
#F7EBE4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Orchid Blossom (PPG 1174-1)?
- Orchid Blossom has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Orchid Blossom is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Orchid Blossom in another brand?
- Dreamy Cloud (BM 2117-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Orchid Blossom warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Orchid Blossom as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.1; 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.