Duck's Egg Blue (PPG 1239-2)
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Duck's Egg Blue (PPG 1239-2) is a light, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Duck's Egg Blue
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Duck's Egg Blue 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 Duck's Egg Blue, 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 | Moonmist | SW 9144 | 68 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Breath of Fresh Air | 806 | 69.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Vaporize | M520-1 | 74.5 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | New Day | 4006-5A | 70 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Duck's Egg Blue (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than Duck's Egg Blue
Darker than Duck's Egg Blue
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1239-2 |
| Hex | #CCDFE8 |
| RGB | 204, 223, 232 |
| HSL | 199°, 38%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.7, -4.5, -6.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Duck's Egg Blue (PPG 1239-2), published as #CCDFE8
#B9D5E6
#DFE9E8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Duck's Egg Blue (PPG 1239-2)?
- Duck's Egg Blue has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Duck's Egg Blue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Duck's Egg Blue in another brand?
- New Day (Valspar 4006-5A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Duck's Egg Blue warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Duck's Egg Blue as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.5; 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.