Orchid Petal (PPG 1177-1)
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Orchid Petal (PPG 1177-1) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 78, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Orchid Petal
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Orchid Petal 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 Petal, 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 | Lite Lavender | SW 6554 | 71 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Dreamy Cloud | 2117-70 | 76.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pixie Wing | 650C-1 | 79.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gentle Violet | 4002-3A | 73 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Orchid Petal (LRV 78) by LRV.
Lighter than Orchid Petal
Darker than Orchid Petal
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1177-1 |
| Hex | #E7E3E7 |
| RGB | 231, 227, 231 |
| HSL | 300°, 8%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.6, 2.1, -1.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Orchid Petal (PPG 1177-1), published as #E7E3E7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Orchid Petal (PPG 1177-1)?
- Orchid Petal has an LRV of 78. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Orchid Petal is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Orchid Petal in another brand?
- Pixie Wing (Behr 650C-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Orchid Petal warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Orchid Petal as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.5; 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.