Montego Bay (PPG 1233-6)
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Montego Bay (PPG 1233-6) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Montego Bay
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Montego Bay 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 Montego Bay, 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 | Calypso | SW 6950 | 34 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Teal Tone | 663 | 41.8 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Lagoon Rock | P460-4 | 40.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Rushing Stream | 5005-10B | 37 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Montego Bay (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Montego Bay
Darker than Montego Bay
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1233-6 |
| Hex | #3FBABD |
| RGB | 63, 186, 189 |
| HSL | 181°, 50%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.4, -32.1, -11.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Montego Bay (PPG 1233-6), published as #3FBABD
#00B0BB
#5FC4BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Montego Bay (PPG 1233-6)?
- Montego Bay has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Montego Bay is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Montego Bay in another brand?
- Lagoon Rock (Behr P460-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Montego Bay warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Montego Bay as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -11.4; 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.