Sterling Shadow
PPG's Sterling Shadow is a yellow shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. With an LRV of 81, it sits on the light-reflective side of the palette and can feel especially open in generous daylight. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#e9ebdeLRV
81.00
Sterling Shadow's Color Strip
Sterling Shadow is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Strip PPG1126 puts these related shades in sequence, making it simple to find the tone that suits your room.
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 81 vs 62, Sterling Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 21, Sterling Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Delicate White reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 81), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Sterling Shadow is a pale, shaded, woodland green with a yellow undertone. It is a perfect paint color for a bedroom, bathroom or laundry room. Pair it with white trim.