Songbird (PPG 1240-3)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Songbird (PPG 1240-3) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Songbird
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Songbird 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 Songbird, 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 | Porch Ceiling | SW 9063 | 53 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Caribbean Coast | 2065-60 | 61.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Little Pond | 550A-3 | 59.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Perfectly Blue | 4007-9B | 61 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Songbird (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Songbird
Darker than Songbird
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1240-3 |
| Hex | #A3D1EB |
| RGB | 163, 209, 235 |
| HSL | 202°, 64%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.5, -9.0, -17.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Songbird (PPG 1240-3), published as #A3D1EB
#8EC7E9
#B8DBEB
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 Songbird (PPG 1240-3)?
- Songbird has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Songbird is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Songbird in another brand?
- Little Pond (Behr 550A-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Songbird warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Songbird as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -17.7; 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.