Everlasting (PPG 1161-3)
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Everlasting (PPG 1161-3) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Everlasting
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Everlasting 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 Everlasting, 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 | Celestial | SW 6808 | 44 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sapphire Ice | 808 | 50.4 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Skysail Blue | 580D-4 | 50.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Breezy | 4007-7C | 53 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Everlasting (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Everlasting
Darker than Everlasting
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1161-3 |
| Hex | #A1BED9 |
| RGB | 161, 190, 217 |
| HSL | 209°, 42%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.7, -3.8, -16.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Everlasting (PPG 1161-3), published as #A1BED9
#8DB4D7
#B5C8D9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Everlasting (PPG 1161-3)?
- Everlasting has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Everlasting is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Everlasting in another brand?
- Skysail Blue (Behr 580D-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Everlasting warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Everlasting as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -16.7; 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.