Misty Surf (PPG 1034-4)
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Misty Surf (PPG 1034-4) is a medium, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Misty Surf
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Misty Surf by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Misty Surf, 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 | Sleepy Blue | SW 6225 | 58 | 2.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Yarmouth Blue | HC-150 | 55.8 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Dayflower | MQ3-54 | 57.8 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Sparkling Lake | 5002-3B | 58 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Misty Surf (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Misty Surf
Darker than Misty Surf
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1034-4 |
| Hex | #B5C8C9 |
| RGB | 181, 200, 201 |
| HSL | 183°, 16%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.2, -6.2, -2.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Misty Surf (PPG 1034-4), published as #B5C8C9
#A3BEC7
#C8D2C9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Misty Surf (PPG 1034-4)?
- Misty Surf has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Misty Surf is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Misty Surf in another brand?
- Yarmouth Blue (BM HC-150) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Misty Surf warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Misty Surf as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.7; 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.