Sea Mist (PPG 1227-1)
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Sea Mist (PPG 1227-1) is a very light, neutral green from PPG Paints: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Mist
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sea Mist 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 Sea 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 | Embellished Blue | SW 6749 | 79 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Carried Away | 849 | 79.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sparkling Brook | M420-1 | 81.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Mint Hint | 6004-9A | 85 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Sea Mist (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Mist
Darker than Sea Mist
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1227-1 |
| Hex | #DBEEE0 |
| RGB | 219, 238, 224 |
| HSL | 136°, 36%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, -8.8, 4.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Mist (PPG 1227-1), published as #DBEEE0
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#EEF9E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Mist (PPG 1227-1)?
- Sea Mist has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Mist is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Mist in another brand?
- Carried Away (BM 849) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sea Mist warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sea Mist as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.6; 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.