Niagara Falls (PPG 1240-2)
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Niagara Falls (PPG 1240-2) is a light, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Niagara Falls
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Niagara Falls 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 Niagara Falls, 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 | Soar | SW 6799 | 70 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Caribbean Mist | 2061-70 | 75.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Niagara Falls | 540A-2 | 75.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Skywriter | 4008-9A | 74 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Niagara Falls (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Niagara Falls
Darker than Niagara Falls
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1240-2 |
| Hex | #CBE3EE |
| RGB | 203, 227, 238 |
| HSL | 199°, 51%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.8, -5.7, -8.0 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Niagara Falls (PPG 1240-2), published as #CBE3EE
#B8D9EC
#DFEDEE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Niagara Falls (PPG 1240-2)?
- Niagara Falls has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Niagara Falls is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Niagara Falls in another brand?
- Skywriter (Valspar 4008-9A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Niagara Falls warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Niagara Falls as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.0; 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.