Simply Elegant (PPG 1155-3)
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Simply Elegant (PPG 1155-3) is a light, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Simply Elegant
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Simply Elegant 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 Simply Elegant, 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 | Rhythmic Blue | SW 6806 | 69 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Sheer Bliss | CSP-545 | 70.6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pale Sky | 560A-1 | 72.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Journal Book | 4004-5A | 71 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Simply Elegant (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Simply Elegant
Darker than Simply Elegant
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1155-3 |
| Hex | #CEDDE7 |
| RGB | 206, 221, 231 |
| HSL | 204°, 34%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.3, -3.1, -6.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Simply Elegant (PPG 1155-3), published as #CEDDE7
#BBD3E5
#E1E7E7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Simply Elegant (PPG 1155-3)?
- Simply Elegant has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Simply Elegant is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Simply Elegant in another brand?
- Rhythmic Blue (SW 6806) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Simply Elegant warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Simply Elegant as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.6; 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.