Sailor Boy (PPG 1164-4)
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Sailor Boy (PPG 1164-4) 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 Sailor Boy
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sailor Boy 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 Sailor Boy, 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 | Agapanthus | SW 9066 | 56 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sunrise | 829 | 48 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Movie Magic | MQ5-45 | 51.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Lilac Macchiato | 4002-5B | 52 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Sailor Boy (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Sailor Boy
Darker than Sailor Boy
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1164-4 |
| Hex | #AEBBD0 |
| RGB | 174, 187, 208 |
| HSL | 217°, 27%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.5, -0.1, -12.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sailor Boy (PPG 1164-4), published as #AEBBD0
#9BB1CE
#C1C5D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sailor Boy (PPG 1164-4)?
- Sailor Boy has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sailor Boy is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sailor Boy in another brand?
- Movie Magic (Behr MQ5-45) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Sailor Boy warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sailor Boy as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -12.1; 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.