PPG Paints Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) Paint Color

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Color Name

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1)

Hex Color Code

#E3E4E5

RGB Color Code

RGB(227, 228, 229)

CMYK Values*

0.9%, 0.4%, 0.0%, 10.2%

Color Family (Hue)

Purple

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About Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) color - its meaning and example

What color is Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1)?

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) color belongs to the Purple color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) is #E3E4E5, and the RGB color code is RGB(227, 228, 229).

In the RGB color model, Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) has a red value of 227, a green value of 228, and a blue value of 229. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.9% cyan, 0.4% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 10.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 210° (degrees), 3.7 % saturation, and 89.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) has a hue of 210° (degrees), 0.9 % saturation and 89.8 % brightness/value.

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) is cool or warm?

The color Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) is neither cool nor warm color. It is a neutral color

What is the LRV of Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1)? (For interior and product design)

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) has an LRV of nearly 77.5. By LRV value, it is a off-white color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1)

LRV 77.5

Light Color

Compare LRV 77.5 of Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) with dark and light color

LRV is important to consider when choosing paint colors for a room, as it can affect the overall brightness and mood of the space. Lighter colors with higher LRVs will make a room feel more spacious and airy, while darker colors with lower LRVs will create a more intimate and cozy atmosphere.
LRV value 77.5 puts PPG Paints Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) paint color in the lighter category.

Darker colors: Darker colors have lower LRV numbers because they absorb more light than they reflect. This means that they will make a room feel darker and smaller.
Lighter colors: Lighter colors have higher LRV numbers because they reflect more light than they absorb. This means that they will make a room feel brighter and more spacious.

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) (Paint - PPG Paints) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #E3E4E5

Hex triplet: #E3E4E5
Red: E3
Green: E4
Blue: E5

RGBA / RGB rgb(227, 228, 229)

Red: 227 (89.0%)
Green: 228 (89.4%)
Blue: 229 (89.8%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.87%
Magenta: 0.44%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 10.20%

HSL hsl(210deg, 3.7 %, 89.4 %)

Hue: 210°
Saturation: 3.70 %
Lightness: 89.41 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 210°
Saturation: 0.87 %
Brightness / Value: 89.80 %

RYB ryb(9, 25, 19)

Red: 9 (3.7%)
Yellow: 25 (9.7%)
Blue: 19 (7.5%)

HWB

Hue: 210°
Whiteness: 89.02 %
Blackness: 10.20 %

CMY

Cyan: 10.98%
Magenta: 10.59%
Yellow: 10.20%

XYZ

X: 73.56
Y: 77.47
Z: 85.21

YXY

Y1: 77.47
X: 0.31
Y2: 0.33

CIE-Lab

L: 90.54
A: -0.15
B: -0.61

CIE-Lch

L: 90.54
C: 0.63
H: 256.17

CIE-Luv

L: 90.54
U: -0.62
V: -0.91

Hunter-Lab

L: 88.02
A: -4.85
B: 4.22

Other

LRV: ~ 77.5 %
Munsell Color System: 3.6B 8.9/0.1

Similar Colors and Paints

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) (Paint - PPG Paints)

These are the named colors closest to Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) (Paint - PPG Paints), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#E5E4E2 Color Platinum

98.32% match | ΔE 1.68

#DCDCDC Color Gainsboro

98.13% match | ΔE 1.87

#F2F3F4 Color Anti-flash white

96.80% match | ΔE 3.20

#F5F5F5 Color White Smoke

96.31% match | ΔE 3.69

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

British Standard 4800

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) to British Standard 4800

#E5E5E5 Color BS 22-C-33 - Soft Purple

99.31% match | ΔE 0.69

#E2E2E1 Color BS 10-A-01 - White

98.84% match | ΔE 1.16

#E3E3DF Color BS 22-B-15 - Swansdown

97.39% match | ΔE 2.61

#D8D7DD Color BS 22-B-17 - Lavender Haze

95.91% match | ΔE 4.09

Pantone TCX

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) to Pantone TCX

#DDE0DF Color PANTONE 12-4306 TCX - Barely Blue

98.06% match | ΔE 1.94

#F0EFEE Color PANTONE 11-3900 TCX - Wispy Clouds

97.26% match | ΔE 2.74

#E1E3DE Color PANTONE 11-4303 TCX - Mystic Blue

96.66% match | ΔE 3.34

#EFEBE7 Color PANTONE 11-1001 TCX - White Alyssum

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

RAL Design

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) to RAL Design

#DFE3E8 Color RAL 270 90 05 - Bleached White

97.82% match | ΔE 2.18

#E2E3E0 Color RAL 000 90 00 - Winter White

97.82% match | ΔE 2.18

#E2E3E9 Color RAL 290 90 05 - Violet White

97.41% match | ΔE 2.59

#EAECF1 Color RAL 290 93 05 - Lilac White

97.35% match | ΔE 2.65

Pantone PMS

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) to Pantone PMS

#EEE9EA Color PANTONE 9345 C

96.73% match | ΔE 3.27

#D9E1E2 Color PANTONE 7541 C

96.57% match | ΔE 3.43

#E3E3DD Color PANTONE 9101 C

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

#E5E1E6 Color PANTONE 663 C

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

RAL Classic

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) to RAL Classic

#ECECE7 Color RAL 9003 - Signal White

96.50% match | ΔE 3.50

#F1F0EA Color RAL 9016 - Traffic White

95.65% match | ΔE 4.35

#F1ECE1 Color RAL 9010 - Pure White

93.86% match | ΔE 6.14

#D7D5CB Color RAL 9002 Gray White

93.60% match | ΔE 6.40

Paint similar to Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) (Paint - PPG Paints)

These are the real paint colors closest to Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) (Paint - PPG Paints) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) once it is on a wall.

PPG Paints

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) to PPG Paints

#E3E4E5 Color Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1)

Paint - PPG Paints

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#E5E7E8 Color Silent Delight (PPG1171-1)

99.21% match | ΔE 0.79

#E1E1E2 Color Moondance (PPG1043-2)

99.20% match | ΔE 0.80

#E8E9E9 Color Snowbank (PPG1043-1)

98.80% match | ΔE 1.20

Dunn-Edwards

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) to Dunn-Edwards

#E1E3E4 Color Cold Wind (DE 6351)

99.43% match | ΔE 0.57

#E6E5E4 Color Cold Morning (DE 6365)

98.69% match | ΔE 1.31

#EAEAEA Color Vapor (DE 6358)

98.52% match | ΔE 1.48

#DEDDDD Color Silver Lake (DE 6379)

98.20% match | ΔE 1.80

Behr

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) to Behr

#E4E5E7 Color Dutch White (MQ3-31)

99.41% match | ΔE 0.59

#E6E9E9 Color Swirling Water (PR-W10)

98.41% match | ΔE 1.59

#DBDDDF Color Script White (N540-1)

98.29% match | ΔE 1.71

#DEDEDC Color White Lie (MQ3-55)

97.93% match | ΔE 2.07

Valspar

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) to Valspar

#E1E3E3 Color Gentle Gray (T651)

99.12% match | ΔE 0.88

#DFE1E1 Color Prudence (7004-13)

98.89% match | ΔE 1.11

#E7E7E6 Color Teapot (8007-1A)

98.73% match | ΔE 1.27

#E4E4E2 Color Friendly Ghost (V161)

98.42% match | ΔE 1.58

Benjamin Moore

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) to Benjamin Moore

#DFE2E3 Color Full Moon (2119-70)

98.87% match | ΔE 1.13

#E1E2E5 Color Heaven (2118-70)

98.85% match | ΔE 1.15

#E2E4E3 Color Tundra (2133-70)

98.68% match | ΔE 1.32

#DEE2E3 Color Whirlpool (1436)

98.42% match | ΔE 1.58

Sherwin Williams

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) to Sherwin Williams

#E0E3E2 Color Clean Slate (SW 9621)

98.31% match | ΔE 1.69

#DBDFE0 Color Icicle (SW 6238)

98.07% match | ΔE 1.93

#E7E9E7 Color Winsome Grey (SW 9624)

97.93% match | ΔE 2.07

#DEE0DE Color Rhinestone (SW 7656)

97.93% match | ΔE 2.07

Farrow & Ball

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) to Farrow & Ball

#E6E4E1 Color Salt (CC5)

97.71% match | ΔE 2.29

#ECEBE9 Color Wevet (273)

97.71% match | ΔE 2.29

#E4DFDC Color Great White (2006)

96.70% match | ΔE 3.30

#E4E2DC Color Strong White (2001)

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

Color Combinations

View more PPG Paints Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) - #E3E4E5 color palettes and coordinating colors

94989B

AEB1B4

C9CBCC

E3E4E5

FDFEFE

FFFFFF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

E3E5E4

E3E5E5

E3E4E5

E3E3E5

E4E3E5

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

E3E4E5

E5E3E4

E4E5E3

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

E3E4E5

E5E3E5

E5E4E3

E3E5E3

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

E3E4E5

E5E6E7

E8E9EA

EBECEC

EEEEEF

F1F1F2

F3F4F4

F6F6F7

F9F9F9

FCFCFC

FFFFFF

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) - #E3E4E5 Tints

E3E4E5

CCCDCE

B5B6B7

9E9FA0

888889

717272

5A5B5B

444444

2D2D2D

161616

000000

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) - #E3E4E5 Shades

View more PPG Paints Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) - #E3E4E5 color palettes and color scheme combinations

Complementary / Opposite Color

#E3E4E5

Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1)

#E5E4E3

Platinum*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of PPG Paints Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) - #E3E4E5?

Color that best contrast with PPG Paints Windswept Beach (PPG1169-1) - #E3E4E5 is #E5E4E3, color name is Platinum*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.