Silver Chalice (PPG 1174-3)
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Silver Chalice (PPG 1174-3) is a medium, neutral purple from PPG Paints: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Chalice
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Silver Chalice 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 Silver Chalice, 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 | Grape Mist | SW 6548 | 54 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Winter Gray | 2117-60 | 61.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Posture & Pose | N560-1 | 56 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Stardust Evening | 4002-3B | 60 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Silver Chalice (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Chalice
Darker than Silver Chalice
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1174-3 |
| Hex | #CDC8D2 |
| RGB | 205, 200, 210 |
| HSL | 270°, 10%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.3, 3.6, -4.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Chalice (PPG 1174-3), published as #CDC8D2
#BBBED0
#DFD2D2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Chalice (PPG 1174-3)?
- Silver Chalice has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Chalice is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Chalice in another brand?
- Stardust Evening (Valspar 4002-3B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silver Chalice warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Silver Chalice as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.4; 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.