Kingston Aqua (PPG 1150-4)
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Kingston Aqua (PPG 1150-4) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Kingston Aqua
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Kingston 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 Kingston 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 | Ebbtide | SW 6493 | 41 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Chesapeake Blue | CW-595 | 48.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Cosmic Blue | MQ6-32 | 49.5 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Fresh Basin | 5003-7C | 42 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Kingston Aqua (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Kingston Aqua
Darker than Kingston Aqua
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1150-4 |
| Hex | #8FBCC4 |
| RGB | 143, 188, 196 |
| HSL | 189°, 31%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.4, -13.0, -8.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Kingston Aqua (PPG 1150-4), published as #8FBCC4
#7BB2C2
#A3C6C4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Kingston Aqua (PPG 1150-4)?
- Kingston Aqua has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Kingston Aqua is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Kingston Aqua in another brand?
- Chesapeake Blue (BM CW-595) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Kingston Aqua warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Kingston Aqua as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.9; 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.