Winter Mood (PPG 14-16)
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Winter Mood (PPG 14-16) is a very light, warm white from PPG Paints: LRV 84, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Winter Mood
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Winter Mood 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 Winter Mood, 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 | Cotton | SW 9581 | 83 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Dune White | 968 | 80.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silky White | PPU7-12 | 83.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Dove White | 7002-7 | 85 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints white colors nearest to Winter Mood (LRV 84) by LRV.
Lighter than Winter Mood
Darker than Winter Mood
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 14-16 |
| Hex | #EFECE2 |
| RGB | 239, 236, 226 |
| HSL | 46°, 29%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.4, -0.7, 5.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Winter Mood (PPG 14-16), published as #EFECE2
#DDE2E0
#FFF6E2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Winter Mood (PPG 14-16)?
- Winter Mood has an LRV of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Winter Mood is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Winter Mood in another brand?
- Cotton (SW 9581) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Winter Mood warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Winter Mood as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.2; 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.