Soothing Sapphire (PPG 10-09)
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Soothing Sapphire (PPG 10-09) is a very deep, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soothing Sapphire
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Soothing Sapphire by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Soothing Sapphire, 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 | Sea Serpent | SW 7615 | 7 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Brush Blue | CW-675 | 9.8 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Moody Black | BNC-40 | 8.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Dutch Licorice | 4008-4C | 8 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Soothing Sapphire (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Soothing Sapphire
Darker than Soothing Sapphire
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 10-09 |
| Hex | #48545D |
| RGB | 72, 84, 93 |
| HSL | 206°, 13%, 32% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.0, -2.5, -6.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soothing Sapphire (PPG 10-09), published as #48545D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soothing Sapphire (PPG 10-09)?
- Soothing Sapphire has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soothing Sapphire is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Soothing Sapphire in another brand?
- Moody Black (Behr BNC-40) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soothing Sapphire warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Soothing Sapphire as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.8; 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.