Watery Blue (PPG 1035-1)
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Watery Blue (PPG 1035-1) is a light, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Watery Blue
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Watery Blue 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 Watery Blue, 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 | Blue Horizon | SW 6497 | 78 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Ewing Blue | CW-585 | 73.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Blue Cypress | PPL-46 | 68.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Dreamy Clouds | 5002-5B | 70 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Watery Blue (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Watery Blue
Darker than Watery Blue
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1035-1 |
| Hex | #CFDFDD |
| RGB | 207, 223, 221 |
| HSL | 173°, 20%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.6, -5.7, -0.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Watery Blue (PPG 1035-1), published as #CFDFDD
#BDD5DB
#E2E9DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Watery Blue (PPG 1035-1)?
- Watery Blue has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Watery Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Watery Blue in another brand?
- Ewing Blue (BM CW-585) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Watery Blue warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Watery Blue as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.9; 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.