Orchid Mist (PPG 1247-1)
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Orchid Mist (PPG 1247-1) is a very light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Orchid Mist
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Orchid Mist 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 Mist, 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 | Opalescent | SW 9686 | 75 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Feathered Violet | 882 | 79.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Dried Lavender | PPL-22 | 82 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Winter Dawn | 7004-1 | 79 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Orchid Mist (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Orchid Mist
Darker than Orchid Mist
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1247-1 |
| Hex | #E8E6E8 |
| RGB | 232, 230, 232 |
| HSL | 300°, 4%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.5, 1.0, -0.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Orchid Mist (PPG 1247-1), published as #E8E6E8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Orchid Mist (PPG 1247-1)?
- Orchid Mist has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Orchid Mist is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Orchid Mist in another brand?
- Feathered Violet (BM 882) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Orchid Mist warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Orchid Mist as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.7; 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.