Blue Willow (PPG 1145-4)
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Blue Willow (PPG 1145-4) is a medium, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Willow
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Blue Willow 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 Willow, 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 | Rain | SW 6219 | 49 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Wedgewood Gray | HC-146 | 49.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Gray Wool | MQ6-04 | 47.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Blue Arrow | 5001-3C | 42 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Blue Willow (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Willow
Darker than Blue Willow
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1145-4 |
| Hex | #A8BBBA |
| RGB | 168, 187, 186 |
| HSL | 177°, 12%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.5, -6.7, -1.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Willow (PPG 1145-4), published as #A8BBBA
#96B1B8
#BAC5BA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Willow (PPG 1145-4)?
- Blue Willow has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Willow is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Willow in another brand?
- Wedgewood Gray (BM HC-146) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Blue Willow warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Blue Willow as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.7; 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.