Midsummer's Dream (PPG 1151-3)
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Midsummer's Dream (PPG 1151-3) is a light, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Midsummer's Dream
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Midsummer's Dream 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 Midsummer's Dream, 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 | Stream | SW 6499 | 57 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Ashwood Gray | 1654 | 61.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Millstream | PPU14-16 | 62.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Schoolboy Blue | 4007-5B | 61 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Midsummer's Dream (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Midsummer's Dream
Darker than Midsummer's Dream
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1151-3 |
| Hex | #B4D0D9 |
| RGB | 180, 208, 217 |
| HSL | 195°, 33%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.7, -7.4, -7.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Midsummer's Dream (PPG 1151-3), published as #B4D0D9
#A1C6D7
#C8DAD9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Midsummer's Dream (PPG 1151-3)?
- Midsummer's Dream has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Midsummer's Dream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Midsummer's Dream in another brand?
- Ashwood Gray (BM 1654) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Midsummer's Dream warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Midsummer's Dream as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.6; 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.