Wild Lilac (PPG 1175-4)
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Wild Lilac (PPG 1175-4) is a medium, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wild Lilac
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Wild 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 Wild 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 | Wisteria | SW 6822 | 48 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | French Lilac | 1403 | 56.1 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Bohemianism | S570-3 | 46.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Midsummer Twilight | 4001-3C | 45 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Wild Lilac (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Wild Lilac
Darker than Wild Lilac
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1175-4 |
| Hex | #BEB8CD |
| RGB | 190, 184, 205 |
| HSL | 257°, 17%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.9, 6.1, -9.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wild Lilac (PPG 1175-4), published as #BEB8CD
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#D0C2CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wild Lilac (PPG 1175-4)?
- Wild Lilac has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wild Lilac is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Wild Lilac in another brand?
- Bohemianism (Behr S570-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Wild Lilac warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Wild Lilac as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -9.8; 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.