Aqua Whisper (PPG 1234-3)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Aqua Whisper (PPG 1234-3) 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 Aqua Whisper
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Aqua Whisper 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 Aqua Whisper, 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 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Dolphin's Cove | 722 | 66.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Peek A Blue | T17-04 | 71.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Tropical Spray | 5004-7A | 71 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Aqua Whisper (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Aqua Whisper
Darker than Aqua Whisper
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1234-3 |
| Hex | #BFDFDF |
| RGB | 191, 223, 223 |
| HSL | 180°, 33%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.6, -10.5, -3.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Aqua Whisper (PPG 1234-3), published as #BFDFDF
#ACD5DD
#D2E9DF
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from PPG Paints
More from PPG Paints
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Aqua Whisper (PPG 1234-3)?
- Aqua Whisper has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Aqua Whisper is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Aqua Whisper in another brand?
- Dolphin's Cove (BM 722) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Aqua Whisper warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Aqua Whisper as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.5; 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.