Sterling Silver (PPG 1163-4)
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Sterling Silver (PPG 1163-4) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sterling Silver
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sterling Silver 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 Sterling Silver, 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 | Solitude | SW 6535 | 38 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sunrise | 829 | 48 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Aerial View | S530-3 | 43.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Coventry Blue | 4005-5C | 39 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Sterling Silver (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Sterling Silver
Darker than Sterling Silver
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1163-4 |
| Hex | #9EAFC2 |
| RGB | 158, 175, 194 |
| HSL | 212°, 23%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.8, -1.8, -11.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sterling Silver (PPG 1163-4), published as #9EAFC2
#8BA5C0
#B1B9C2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sterling Silver (PPG 1163-4)?
- Sterling Silver has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sterling Silver is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sterling Silver in another brand?
- Aerial View (Behr S530-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Sterling Silver warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sterling Silver as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -11.7; 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.