Quiet Rain (PPG 1221-2)
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Quiet Rain (PPG 1221-2) is a very light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 83, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Quiet Rain
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Quiet Rain by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Quiet Rain, 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 | Lacewing | SW 6729 | 74 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Crisp Green | 534 | 76.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Water Sprout | 420C-2 | 82.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Apple Slice | 6006-9A | 82 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Quiet Rain (LRV 83) by LRV.
Lighter than Quiet Rain
Darker than Quiet Rain
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1221-2 |
| Hex | #E7EFCF |
| RGB | 231, 239, 207 |
| HSL | 75°, 50%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.1, -8.1, 14.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Quiet Rain (PPG 1221-2), published as #E7EFCF
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#F9FACF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Quiet Rain (PPG 1221-2)?
- Quiet Rain has an LRV of 83. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Quiet Rain is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Quiet Rain in another brand?
- Water Sprout (Behr 420C-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Quiet Rain warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Quiet Rain as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.6; 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.