Chinese Porcelain (PPG 1160-6)
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Chinese Porcelain (PPG 1160-6) is a very deep, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chinese Porcelain
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Chinese Porcelain 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 Chinese Porcelain, 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 | Azure Tide | SW 9684 | 12 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Prussian Blue | CW-625 | 12.2 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Tidal | M510-6 | 10.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Deep Sea Diving | 5001-8C | 10 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Chinese Porcelain (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Chinese Porcelain
Darker than Chinese Porcelain
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1160-6 |
| Hex | #3A5F7D |
| RGB | 58, 95, 125 |
| HSL | 207°, 37%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.8, -4.0, -20.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chinese Porcelain (PPG 1160-6), published as #3A5F7D
#1E567B
#50687D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chinese Porcelain (PPG 1160-6)?
- Chinese Porcelain has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chinese Porcelain is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chinese Porcelain in another brand?
- Tidal (Behr M510-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Chinese Porcelain warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Chinese Porcelain as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -20.9; 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.