What does ΔE mean on the Whiskers matches?
ΔE2000 is a numeric color-distance measure. Lower values are closer under this calculation; the label beside each result gives a plain-language interpretation of the distance.
PPG color reference
Whiskers (PPG1025-3) by PPG
#D1CCC2
A beige screen color with a beige (yellow undertone) reading and LRV 60.0. Not sure it's the exact color your local store carries? Here's the closest match at each of the other four brands.
- Hex
- #D1CCC2
- RGB
- 209, 204, 194
- HSL
- 40°, 14%, 79%
- Lab D65
- 82.18, -0.02, 5.59
- LRV
- 60.0
- Undertone
- beige (yellow undertone)
In a room
Where this color can work
Whiskers has the moderate lightness and warmth to make a living room or bedroom feel grounded without sacrificing too much brightness. It can bridge cream upholstery, walnut furniture, and pale trim, or lend a quiet backdrop to darker artwork. In warm lamps it may look more beige than gray. Use samples on walls with different exposures and compare them beside any pink-beige stone, where a small undertone difference may become surprisingly obvious.
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Cross-brand shortlist
Three nearby values in every other palette
Lower ΔE2000 values are closer screen approximations. They are not paint-formula conversions.
Sherwin-Williamsnearest three
Benjamin Moorenearest three
Valsparnearest three
Dunn-Edwardsnearest three
Within PPG
Similar, lighter, and darker
Swirling SmokePPG1007-2 · #CECAC1Similar · ΔE 0.769Dust BunnyPPG1000-1 · #D1CABESimilar · ΔE 1.185Cool SlatePPG1002-3 · #D0CCC5Similar · ΔE 1.355Storm's ComingPPG1008-2 · #CFC9BCSimilar · ΔE 1.482Fossil Grey30YY 56/060 · #CEC7BDSimilar · ΔE 1.523My AlibiPPG1018-2 · #D4CBC4Lighter · ΔE 2.909Pink Beige00YY 59/098 · #DAC8BADarker · ΔE 5.749
Provenance
Recorded source
- Color value source: https://www.ppgpaints.com/ppg-colors/whiskers
- Retrieved:
- LRV is recorded from the cited source.
Saveable reference
Color and closest-match card
FAQ
Questions about Whiskers
Should I sample Whiskers before buying?
Yes. Put a labeled sample on the project surface and check it through the day beside trim, flooring, counters, textiles, and other fixed materials.
Does the page reproduce a PPG fan deck?
No. It reorganizes factual identifiers and screen values for comparison and links to the recorded source. It does not copy a fan deck layout or paint formula. In this library, the nearest cross-brand screen value is Gossamer Veil SW 9165 by Sherwin-Williams at ΔE 0.484.
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