Babbling Brook (PPG 1144-3)
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Babbling Brook (PPG 1144-3) is a light, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Babbling Brook
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Babbling Brook 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 Babbling Brook, 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 | Tradewind | SW 6218 | 61 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Annapolis Green | 687 | 61.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Urban Raincoat | N440-2 | 57.8 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Sparkling Lake | 5002-3B | 58 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Babbling Brook (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Babbling Brook
Darker than Babbling Brook
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1144-3 |
| Hex | #BECFCD |
| RGB | 190, 207, 205 |
| HSL | 173°, 15%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.8, -6.1, -1.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Babbling Brook (PPG 1144-3), published as #BECFCD
#ACC5CB
#D1D9CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Babbling Brook (PPG 1144-3)?
- Babbling Brook has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Babbling Brook is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Babbling Brook in another brand?
- Annapolis Green (BM 687) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Babbling Brook warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Babbling Brook as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.0; 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.