Alaskan Mist (PPG 1224-1)
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Alaskan Mist (PPG 1224-1) is a very light, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 86, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Alaskan Mist
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Alaskan Mist by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Alaskan Mist, 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 | Spinach White | SW 6434 | 79 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cloud Nine | 2144-60 | 83.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Cool White | 440C-1 | 85.4 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | New Monsoon | 7005-21 | 85 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Alaskan Mist (LRV 86) by LRV.
Darker than Alaskan Mist
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1224-1 |
| Hex | #ECF0E5 |
| RGB | 236, 240, 229 |
| HSL | 82°, 27%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.2, -3.3, 4.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alaskan Mist (PPG 1224-1), published as #ECF0E5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Alaskan Mist (PPG 1224-1)?
- Alaskan Mist has an LRV of 86. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Alaskan Mist is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Alaskan Mist in another brand?
- New Monsoon (Valspar 7005-21) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Alaskan Mist warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Alaskan Mist as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.9; 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.