Horizon Haze (PPG 1237-4)
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Horizon Haze (PPG 1237-4) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Horizon Haze
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Horizon Haze 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 Horizon Haze, 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 | Undercool | SW 6957 | 49 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Aquarius | 788 | 47.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Horizon Haze | 540B-4 | 48.7 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Billow | 4008-9C | 51 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Horizon Haze (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Horizon Haze
Darker than Horizon Haze
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1237-4 |
| Hex | #80C1E2 |
| RGB | 128, 193, 226 |
| HSL | 200°, 63%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.0, -12.2, -22.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Horizon Haze (PPG 1237-4), published as #80C1E2
#67B7E0
#98CBE2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Horizon Haze (PPG 1237-4)?
- Horizon Haze has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Horizon Haze is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Horizon Haze in another brand?
- Horizon Haze (Behr 540B-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Horizon Haze warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Horizon Haze as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -22.9; 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.