Blue Pearl (PPG 1157-2)
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Blue Pearl (PPG 1157-2) is a light, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 67, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Pearl
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Blue Pearl 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 Blue Pearl, 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 | Moonmist | SW 9144 | 68 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Bright and Early | 834 | 66.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Distant Shore | S500-1 | 66.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pale Flowers | 4008-5A | 66 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Blue Pearl (LRV 67) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Pearl
Darker than Blue Pearl
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1157-2 |
| Hex | #C5D9E3 |
| RGB | 197, 217, 227 |
| HSL | 200°, 35%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.5, -4.7, -7.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Pearl (PPG 1157-2), published as #C5D9E3
#B2CFE1
#D8E3E3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Pearl (PPG 1157-2)?
- Blue Pearl has an LRV of 67. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Pearl is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Pearl in another brand?
- Distant Shore (Behr S500-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Pearl warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Blue Pearl as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.2; 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.