How Handsome (PPG 1040-4)
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How Handsome (PPG 1040-4) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with How Handsome
Four PPG Paints colors picked for How Handsome by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, 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 How Handsome, 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 | Aleutian | SW 6241 | 39 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Little Falls | 1621 | 41.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Blue Willow | 570F-4 | 40 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Silver Fox | 4008-3C | 37 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to How Handsome (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than How Handsome
Darker than How Handsome
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1040-4 |
| Hex | #A0AEB8 |
| RGB | 160, 174, 184 |
| HSL | 205°, 14%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.3, -2.8, -6.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
How Handsome (PPG 1040-4), published as #A0AEB8
#8EA4B6
#B2B8B8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of How Handsome (PPG 1040-4)?
- How Handsome has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so How Handsome is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to How Handsome in another brand?
- Little Falls (BM 1621) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is How Handsome warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists How Handsome 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.