Cloudberry (PPG 1174-4)
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Cloudberry (PPG 1174-4) is a medium, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cloudberry
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Cloudberry 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 Cloudberry, 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 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Spring Violet | 2117-50 | 42.9 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Virtuous Violet | BIC-07 | 44.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Livid Violet | 4002-3C | 45 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Cloudberry (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Cloudberry
Darker than Cloudberry
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1174-4 |
| Hex | #B9B3C2 |
| RGB | 185, 179, 194 |
| HSL | 264°, 11%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.8, 5.0, -6.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cloudberry (PPG 1174-4), published as #B9B3C2
#A7A9C0
#CBBDC2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cloudberry (PPG 1174-4)?
- Cloudberry has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cloudberry is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Cloudberry in another brand?
- Virtuous Violet (Behr BIC-07) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cloudberry warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cloudberry as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.8; 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.