Empress Teal (PPG 1142-7)
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Empress Teal (PPG 1142-7) is a very deep, neutral green from PPG Paints: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Empress Teal
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Empress Teal by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Empress Teal, 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 | Cape Verde | SW 6482 | 7 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Marine Aqua | 2052-20 | 9.5 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Billiard Table | S-H-490 | 9.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Northern Hemisphere | 5009-5 | 11 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Empress Teal (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Empress Teal
Darker than Empress Teal
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1142-7 |
| Hex | #10605A |
| RGB | 16, 96, 90 |
| HSL | 176°, 71%, 22% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.4, -24.1, -3.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Empress Teal (PPG 1142-7), published as #10605A
#005758
#2F695A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Empress Teal (PPG 1142-7)?
- Empress Teal has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Empress Teal is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Empress Teal in another brand?
- Billiard Table (Behr S-H-490) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Empress Teal warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Empress Teal as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.2; 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.