Blue Shamrock (PPG 1136-4)
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Blue Shamrock (PPG 1136-4) is a medium, neutral green from PPG Paints: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Shamrock
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Blue Shamrock by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Shamrock, 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 | Waterscape | SW 6470 | 62 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Bali | 702 | 57.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Soothing Spring | HDC-CL-23 | 57.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sparkling Lake | 5002-3B | 58 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Blue Shamrock (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Shamrock
Darker than Blue Shamrock
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1136-4 |
| Hex | #BACBC4 |
| RGB | 186, 203, 196 |
| HSL | 155°, 14%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.3, -7.1, 1.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Shamrock (PPG 1136-4), published as #BACBC4
#A8C1C2
#CCD5C4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Shamrock (PPG 1136-4)?
- Blue Shamrock has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Shamrock is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Shamrock in another brand?
- Soothing Spring (Behr HDC-CL-23) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Shamrock warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Blue Shamrock as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.5; 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.