Breathless (PPG 1236-1)
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Breathless (PPG 1236-1) is a very light, neutral white from PPG Paints: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Breathless
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Breathless 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 Breathless, 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 | Sky High | SW 6504 | 78 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Whispering Spring | 2136-70 | 77.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Wave Crest | 540E-1 | 79.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hotspring Green | 7005-9 | 82 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Breathless (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Breathless
Darker than Breathless
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1236-1 |
| Hex | #DEECED |
| RGB | 222, 236, 237 |
| HSL | 184°, 29%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, -4.4, -2.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Breathless (PPG 1236-1), published as #DEECED
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Breathless (PPG 1236-1)?
- Breathless has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Breathless is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Breathless in another brand?
- Wave Crest (Behr 540E-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Breathless warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Breathless as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.1; 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.