Frosted Lilac (PPG 1173-3)
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Frosted Lilac (PPG 1173-3) is a light, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frosted Lilac
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Frosted 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 Frosted 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 | Inspired Lilac | SW 6820 | 71 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Iced Lavender | 1410 | 64.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Lovely Lavender | 650E-2 | 65.6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Stardust Evening | 4002-3B | 60 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Frosted Lilac (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Frosted Lilac
Darker than Frosted Lilac
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1173-3 |
| Hex | #D3D1DC |
| RGB | 211, 209, 220 |
| HSL | 251°, 14%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.3, 2.7, -5.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frosted Lilac (PPG 1173-3), published as #D3D1DC
#C1C7DA
#E6DBDC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frosted Lilac (PPG 1173-3)?
- Frosted Lilac has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frosted Lilac is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Frosted Lilac in another brand?
- Lovely Lavender (Behr 650E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Frosted Lilac warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Frosted Lilac as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.2; 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.