Pale Lilac (PPG 1245-2)
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Pale Lilac (PPG 1245-2) is a light, cool gray from PPG Paints: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Lilac
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Pale Lilac 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 Pale Lilac, 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 | Whispering Wind | 1416 | 69.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Winter Ice | 620C-1 | 73.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Rising Star | 4002-7A | 73 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Pale Lilac (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Lilac
Darker than Pale Lilac
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1245-2 |
| Hex | #DADEE9 |
| RGB | 218, 222, 233 |
| HSL | 224°, 25%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.5, 0.7, -5.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Lilac (PPG 1245-2), published as #DADEE9
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#EDE8E9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Lilac (PPG 1245-2)?
- Pale Lilac has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Lilac is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Lilac in another brand?
- Winter Ice (Behr 620C-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Lilac warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Pale Lilac as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.8; 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.