Tropical Dream (PPG 1230-1)
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Tropical Dream (PPG 1230-1) is a light, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tropical Dream
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Tropical Dream 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 Tropical Dream, 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 | Sweet Dreams | 847 | 75.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Arctic Flow | HDC-WR15-5 | 79.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Dancing Mist | 5005-7A | 77 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Tropical Dream (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Tropical Dream
Darker than Tropical Dream
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1230-1 |
| Hex | #D9EAE5 |
| RGB | 217, 234, 229 |
| HSL | 162°, 29%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.4, -6.5, 0.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tropical Dream (PPG 1230-1), published as #D9EAE5
#C7E0E3
#ECF4E5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tropical Dream (PPG 1230-1)?
- Tropical Dream has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tropical Dream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tropical Dream in another brand?
- Arctic Flow (Behr HDC-WR15-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tropical Dream warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Tropical Dream as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.5; 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.