Frosty Glade (PPG 1146-4)
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Frosty Glade (PPG 1146-4) is a medium, neutral blue from PPG Paints: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frosty Glade
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Frosty Glade by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, 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 Frosty Glade, 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 | Aquaverde | SW 9051 | 49 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Kensington Green | 710 | 45 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Aspiring Blue | S440-3 | 49.6 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lake Country | 5003-5C | 46 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Frosty Glade (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Frosty Glade
Darker than Frosty Glade
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1146-4 |
| Hex | #A0C0BF |
| RGB | 160, 192, 191 |
| HSL | 178°, 20%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.4, -10.9, -3.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frosty Glade (PPG 1146-4), published as #A0C0BF
#8DB6BD
#B3CABF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frosty Glade (PPG 1146-4)?
- Frosty Glade has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frosty Glade is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Frosty Glade in another brand?
- Aspiring Blue (Behr S440-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Frosty Glade warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Frosty Glade as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.1; 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.