Sweet Dreams (PPG 1241-3)
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Sweet Dreams (PPG 1241-3) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Dreams
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sweet Dreams 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 Sweet Dreams, 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 | 4.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Faded Denim | 795 | 51.6 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Toile Blue | P520-3 | 48.6 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Slumber | 4007-9C | 54 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Sweet Dreams (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Dreams
Darker than Sweet Dreams
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1241-3 |
| Hex | #9BC7EA |
| RGB | 155, 199, 234 |
| HSL | 207°, 65%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.3, -6.2, -22.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Dreams (PPG 1241-3), published as #9BC7EA
#85BDE8
#B1D1EA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Dreams (PPG 1241-3)?
- Sweet Dreams has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Dreams is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Dreams in another brand?
- Slumber (Valspar 4007-9C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Sweet Dreams warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sweet Dreams as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -22.0; 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.