Rendezvous (PPG 1160-3)
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Rendezvous (PPG 1160-3) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rendezvous
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Rendezvous 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 Rendezvous, 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 | Windy Blue | SW 6240 | 48 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Airway | 828 | 55 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Elevated | S530-2 | 53.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Glacier Mist | 4005-3B | 50 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Rendezvous (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Rendezvous
Darker than Rendezvous
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1160-3 |
| Hex | #ABBED0 |
| RGB | 171, 190, 208 |
| HSL | 209°, 28%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.1, -2.7, -11.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rendezvous (PPG 1160-3), published as #ABBED0
#98B4CE
#BEC8D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rendezvous (PPG 1160-3)?
- Rendezvous has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rendezvous is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Rendezvous in another brand?
- Glacier Mist (Valspar 4005-3B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Rendezvous warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Rendezvous as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -11.2; 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.