Evening Hush (PPG 1165-5)
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Evening Hush (PPG 1165-5) is a deep, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 26, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Evening Hush
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Evening Hush 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 Evening Hush, 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 | Dried Lavender | SW 9072 | 29 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Stratford Blue | 831 | 25.1 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Babbling Brook | 600D-5 | 27.6 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Merlin | 4002-6B | 26 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Evening Hush (LRV 26) by LRV.
Lighter than Evening Hush
Darker than Evening Hush
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1165-5 |
| Hex | #7B8CA8 |
| RGB | 123, 140, 168 |
| HSL | 217°, 21%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.8, 0.4, -16.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Evening Hush (PPG 1165-5), published as #7B8CA8
#6883A6
#8E95A8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Evening Hush (PPG 1165-5)?
- Evening Hush has an LRV of 26. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Evening Hush is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Evening Hush in another brand?
- Babbling Brook (Behr 600D-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Evening Hush warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Evening Hush as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -16.8; 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.