Baby Bunting (PPG 1243-3)
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Baby Bunting (PPG 1243-3) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Baby Bunting
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Baby Bunting 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 Baby Bunting, 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 | Blissful Blue | SW 6527 | 56 | 5.4 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Swiss Blue | 815 | 53 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Ocean Dream | 580B-4 | 54.9 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Bluish | 4006-9C | 57 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Baby Bunting (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Baby Bunting
Darker than Baby Bunting
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1243-3 |
| Hex | #ABCAEA |
| RGB | 171, 202, 234 |
| HSL | 210°, 60%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.1, -3.2, -19.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Baby Bunting (PPG 1243-3), published as #ABCAEA
#96C0E8
#C0D4EA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Baby Bunting (PPG 1243-3)?
- Baby Bunting has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Baby Bunting is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Baby Bunting in another brand?
- Bluish (Valspar 4006-9C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Baby Bunting warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Baby Bunting as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -19.2; 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.