Blustery Day (PPG 1164-3)
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Blustery Day (PPG 1164-3) is a light, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blustery Day
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Blustery Day by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Blustery Day, 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 | Wishful Blue | SW 6813 | 72 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sheer Bliss | CSP-545 | 70.6 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Snow Ballet | 590E-2 | 72.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sapphire Glow | 4003-5A | 75 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Blustery Day (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Blustery Day
Darker than Blustery Day
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1164-3 |
| Hex | #D6DFE7 |
| RGB | 214, 223, 231 |
| HSL | 208°, 26%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.4, -1.5, -4.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blustery Day (PPG 1164-3), published as #D6DFE7
#C4D5E5
#E9E9E7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blustery Day (PPG 1164-3)?
- Blustery Day has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blustery Day is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blustery Day in another brand?
- Snow Ballet (Behr 590E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blustery Day warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Blustery Day as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.9; 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.