Sailor's Coat (PPG 1153-7)
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Sailor's Coat (PPG 1153-7) is a very deep, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sailor's Coat
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Sailor's Coat by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Sailor's Coat, 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 | Seaworthy | SW 7620 | 7 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Gentleman's Gray | 2062-20 | 7.3 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Nocturne Blue | HDC-CL-28 | 6.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Everglade Deck | 5011-3 | 7 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1153-7 |
| Hex | #334B58 |
| RGB | 51, 75, 88 |
| HSL | 201°, 27%, 27% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 30.5, -5.4, -10.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sailor's Coat (PPG 1153-7), published as #334B58
#1E4356
#455458
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sailor's Coat (PPG 1153-7)?
- Sailor's Coat has an LRV of 6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sailor's Coat is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sailor's Coat in another brand?
- Nocturne Blue (Behr HDC-CL-28) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Sailor's Coat warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sailor's Coat as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -10.6; 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.