Pale Seafoam (PPG 1233-3)
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Pale Seafoam (PPG 1233-3) is a light, neutral blue from PPG Paints: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Seafoam
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Pale Seafoam 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 Pale Seafoam, 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 | Swimming | SW 6764 | 73 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Forget Me Not | 2049-60 | 70.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silent Breeze | P470-1 | 76.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Fountain Mist | 5005-9B | 78 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Pale Seafoam (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Seafoam
Darker than Pale Seafoam
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1233-3 |
| Hex | #C3E7E8 |
| RGB | 195, 231, 232 |
| HSL | 182°, 45%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, -11.5, -4.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Seafoam (PPG 1233-3), published as #C3E7E8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Seafoam (PPG 1233-3)?
- Pale Seafoam has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Seafoam is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Seafoam in another brand?
- Swimming (SW 6764) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Seafoam warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Pale Seafoam 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.