Mountain Stream (PPG 1149-4)
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Mountain Stream (PPG 1149-4) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mountain Stream
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Mountain Stream 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 Mountain Stream, 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 | Meditative | SW 6227 | 38 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Saratoga Springs | 1669 | 41.8 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Ovation | MQ5-59 | 42.6 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Lucy Blue | 5001-5C | 39 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Mountain Stream (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Mountain Stream
Darker than Mountain Stream
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1149-4 |
| Hex | #96AFB7 |
| RGB | 150, 175, 183 |
| HSL | 195°, 19%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.9, -6.8, -7.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mountain Stream (PPG 1149-4), published as #96AFB7
#83A5B5
#A9B9B7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mountain Stream (PPG 1149-4)?
- Mountain Stream has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mountain Stream is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Mountain Stream in another brand?
- Saratoga Springs (BM 1669) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Mountain Stream warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Mountain Stream as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.0; 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.