Timeless Lilac (PPG 1169-4)
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Timeless Lilac (PPG 1169-4) is a medium, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Timeless Lilac
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Timeless 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 Timeless 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 | Modern Lavender | SW 9688 | 40 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Viola | 1424 | 46.2 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Noble Purple | S560-3 | 44.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Lavender Lake | 4001-5C | 42 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Timeless Lilac (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Timeless Lilac
Darker than Timeless Lilac
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1169-4 |
| Hex | #AFB2C4 |
| RGB | 175, 178, 196 |
| HSL | 231°, 15%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.9, 2.5, -9.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Timeless Lilac (PPG 1169-4), published as #AFB2C4
#9DA8C2
#C1BCC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Timeless Lilac (PPG 1169-4)?
- Timeless Lilac has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Timeless Lilac is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Timeless Lilac in another brand?
- Noble Purple (Behr S560-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Timeless Lilac warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Timeless Lilac as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.5; 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.