Fling Green (PPG 1234-4)
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Fling Green (PPG 1234-4) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fling Green
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Fling Green 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 Fling Green, 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 | Bora Bora Shore | SW 9045 | 56 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Clearlake | 738 | 54.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Big Surf | M460-3 | 56.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Bay Mist | 5006-7C | 54 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Fling Green (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Fling Green
Darker than Fling Green
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1234-4 |
| Hex | #8ECFD0 |
| RGB | 142, 207, 208 |
| HSL | 181°, 41%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.0, -20.2, -7.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fling Green (PPG 1234-4), published as #8ECFD0
#78C5CE
#A3D9D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fling Green (PPG 1234-4)?
- Fling Green has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fling Green is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Fling Green in another brand?
- Bora Bora Shore (SW 9045) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fling Green warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Fling Green as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.1; 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.