Starry Night (PPG 1161-6)
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Starry Night (PPG 1161-6) is a very deep, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Starry Night
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Starry Night 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 Starry Night, 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 | Hyper Blue | SW 6965 | 10 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Ol' Blue Eyes | 2064-30 | 14.3 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Cobalt Glaze | 570B-7 | 11.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Egyptian Blue | 4011-7 | 12 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Starry Night (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Starry Night
Darker than Starry Night
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1161-6 |
| Hex | #286492 |
| RGB | 40, 100, 146 |
| HSL | 206°, 57%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 40.6, -3.3, -30.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Starry Night (PPG 1161-6), published as #286492
#005B90
#466D93
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Starry Night (PPG 1161-6)?
- Starry Night has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Starry Night is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Starry Night in another brand?
- Cobalt Glaze (Behr 570B-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Starry Night warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Starry Night as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -30.8; 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.