Elusive Blue (PPG 1163-1)
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Elusive Blue (PPG 1163-1) is a light, neutral off-white from PPG Paints: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Elusive Blue
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Elusive Blue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Elusive Blue, 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 | Silent Ripple | SW 9682 | 74 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | First Snowfall | 1618 | 73.7 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Fog | 580A-1 | 78.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cool Mist | 4004-7A | 76 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints off-white colors nearest to Elusive Blue (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Elusive Blue
Darker than Elusive Blue
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1163-1 |
| Hex | #DDE4E8 |
| RGB | 221, 228, 232 |
| HSL | 202°, 19%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.2, -1.6, -2.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Elusive Blue (PPG 1163-1), published as #DDE4E8
#CBDAE6
#F0EEE8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Elusive Blue (PPG 1163-1)?
- Elusive Blue has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Elusive Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Elusive Blue in another brand?
- Fog (Behr 580A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Elusive Blue warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Elusive Blue as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.8; 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.