Ocean Breeze (PPG 1240-1)
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Ocean Breeze (PPG 1240-1) is a light, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ocean Breeze
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Ocean Breeze 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 Ocean Breeze, 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 | Iceberg | SW 6798 | 76 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Harbor Fog | 2062-70 | 74.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sea Sprite | 550A-1 | 75 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Crystalline | 5002-9A | 77 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Ocean Breeze (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Ocean Breeze
Darker than Ocean Breeze
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1240-1 |
| Hex | #D3E5EB |
| RGB | 211, 229, 235 |
| HSL | 195°, 37%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.8, -4.8, -5.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ocean Breeze (PPG 1240-1), published as #D3E5EB
#C0DBE9
#E6EFEB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ocean Breeze (PPG 1240-1)?
- Ocean Breeze has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ocean Breeze is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ocean Breeze in another brand?
- Sea Sprite (Behr 550A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ocean Breeze warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Ocean Breeze as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.0; 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.