Lovely Lilac (PPG 1167-4)
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Lovely Lilac (PPG 1167-4) is a medium, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 44, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lovely Lilac
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Lovely Lilac by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Lovely Lilac, 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 | Awesome Violet | SW 6815 | 45 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Freesia | 1432 | 45.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Meadow Phlox | S540-3 | 43.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Precious Stone | 4002-5C | 44 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Lovely Lilac (LRV 44) by LRV.
Lighter than Lovely Lilac
Darker than Lovely Lilac
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1167-4 |
| Hex | #A7B0CC |
| RGB | 167, 176, 204 |
| HSL | 225°, 27%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.0, 2.7, -15.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lovely Lilac (PPG 1167-4), published as #A7B0CC
#94A6CA
#BABACC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lovely Lilac (PPG 1167-4)?
- Lovely Lilac has an LRV of 44. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lovely Lilac is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Lovely Lilac in another brand?
- Freesia (BM 1432) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lovely Lilac warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Lovely Lilac as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -15.2; 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.