Blue Dolphin (PPG 1041-4)
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Blue Dolphin (PPG 1041-4) is a medium, cool gray from PPG Paints: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Dolphin
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Blue Dolphin 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 Blue Dolphin, 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 | Icy | SW 6534 | 56 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Instinct | AF-575 | 55.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Melody | UL240-14 | 58.6 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Shark Loop | 4007-3B | 53 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Blue Dolphin (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Dolphin
Darker than Blue Dolphin
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1041-4 |
| Hex | #BCC5CF |
| RGB | 188, 197, 207 |
| HSL | 212°, 17%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.1, -1.1, -6.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Dolphin (PPG 1041-4), published as #BCC5CF
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#CFCFCF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Dolphin (PPG 1041-4)?
- Blue Dolphin has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Dolphin is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Dolphin in another brand?
- Instinct (BM AF-575) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Dolphin warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Blue Dolphin as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.0; 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.