Innuendo (PPG 1165-4)
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Innuendo (PPG 1165-4) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 43, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Innuendo
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Innuendo 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 Innuendo, 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 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sunrise | 829 | 48 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Ballroom Blue | PPU15-14 | 44.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Precious Stone | 4002-5C | 44 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Innuendo (LRV 43) by LRV.
Lighter than Innuendo
Darker than Innuendo
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1165-4 |
| Hex | #A4B0C4 |
| RGB | 164, 176, 196 |
| HSL | 218°, 21%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.5, 0.0, -11.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Innuendo (PPG 1165-4), published as #A4B0C4
#91A6C2
#B7BAC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Innuendo (PPG 1165-4)?
- Innuendo has an LRV of 43. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Innuendo is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Innuendo in another brand?
- Ballroom Blue (Behr PPU15-14) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Innuendo warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Innuendo as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -11.6; 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.