Colonial Aqua (PPG 1148-4)
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Colonial Aqua (PPG 1148-4) is a medium, neutral blue from PPG Paints: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Colonial Aqua
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Colonial Aqua 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 Colonial Aqua, 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 | Festoon Aqua | SW 0019 | 47 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Paradiso | 717 | 51.2 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Oslo Blue | PPU13-13 | 48.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Lake Country | 5003-5C | 46 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Colonial Aqua (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Colonial Aqua
Darker than Colonial Aqua
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1148-4 |
| Hex | #A1BDBF |
| RGB | 161, 189, 191 |
| HSL | 184°, 19%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.7, -9.0, -4.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Colonial Aqua (PPG 1148-4), published as #A1BDBF
#8EB3BD
#B4C7BF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Colonial Aqua (PPG 1148-4)?
- Colonial Aqua has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Colonial Aqua is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Colonial Aqua in another brand?
- Oslo Blue (Behr PPU13-13) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Colonial Aqua warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Colonial Aqua as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.2; 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.