Orchid Whisper (PPG 1245-1)
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Orchid Whisper (PPG 1245-1) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Orchid Whisper
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Orchid Whisper 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 Orchid Whisper, 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 | Wishful Blue | SW 6813 | 72 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Nosegay | 1401 | 75.1 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | December Dawn | 600A-1 | 76 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Rising Star | 4002-7A | 73 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Orchid Whisper (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Orchid Whisper
Darker than Orchid Whisper
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1245-1 |
| Hex | #DDE0E8 |
| RGB | 221, 224, 232 |
| HSL | 224°, 19%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, 0.5, -4.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Orchid Whisper (PPG 1245-1), published as #DDE0E8
#CBD6E6
#F0EAE8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Orchid Whisper (PPG 1245-1)?
- Orchid Whisper has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Orchid Whisper is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Orchid Whisper in another brand?
- December Dawn (Behr 600A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Orchid Whisper warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Orchid Whisper as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.2; 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.