Ocean Drive (PPG 1040-3)
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Ocean Drive (PPG 1040-3) is a medium, cool gray from PPG Paints: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ocean Drive
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Ocean Drive 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 Ocean Drive, 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 | Lakeside | SW 9683 | 47 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Heather | 1620 | 50.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Hazy Skies | PPU14-12 | 48.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Grey Brook | 5001-1B | 50 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Ocean Drive (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Ocean Drive
Darker than Ocean Drive
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1040-3 |
| Hex | #B0BEC5 |
| RGB | 176, 190, 197 |
| HSL | 200°, 15%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.1, -3.4, -5.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ocean Drive (PPG 1040-3), published as #B0BEC5
#9EB4C3
#C3C8C5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ocean Drive (PPG 1040-3)?
- Ocean Drive has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ocean Drive is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Ocean Drive in another brand?
- Blue Heather (BM 1620) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ocean Drive warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Ocean Drive as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.2; 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.