Haunting Hue (PPG 1243-2)
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Haunting Hue (PPG 1243-2) is a light, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Haunting Hue
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Haunting Hue 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 Haunting Hue, 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 | Rhythmic Blue | SW 6806 | 69 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | White Satin | 2067-70 | 76.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Ice Drop | M530-1 | 72.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Journal Book | 4004-5A | 71 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Haunting Hue (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Haunting Hue
Darker than Haunting Hue
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1243-2 |
| Hex | #D3E0EC |
| RGB | 211, 224, 236 |
| HSL | 209°, 40%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.6, -2.0, -7.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Haunting Hue (PPG 1243-2), published as #D3E0EC
#C0D6EA
#E6EAEC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Haunting Hue (PPG 1243-2)?
- Haunting Hue has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Haunting Hue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Haunting Hue in another brand?
- Ice Drop (Behr M530-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Haunting Hue warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Haunting Hue as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.3; 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.