Silent Ripple (PPG 1232-3)
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Silent Ripple (PPG 1232-3) is a light, neutral blue from PPG Paints: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silent Ripple
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Silent Ripple by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, 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 Silent Ripple, 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 | Spa | SW 6765 | 64 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Oceanfront | 660 | 67.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Aqua Spray | 500A-3 | 64.8 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Frosty | 5006-9B | 71 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Silent Ripple (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Silent Ripple
Darker than Silent Ripple
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1232-3 |
| Hex | #ABE3DE |
| RGB | 171, 227, 222 |
| HSL | 175°, 50%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.4, -18.8, -3.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silent Ripple (PPG 1232-3), published as #ABE3DE
#97D9DC
#BFEDDE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silent Ripple (PPG 1232-3)?
- Silent Ripple has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silent Ripple is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Silent Ripple in another brand?
- Oceanfront (BM 660) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Silent Ripple warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Silent Ripple as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.4; 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.