Sweet Emily (PPG 1245-3)
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Sweet Emily (PPG 1245-3) is a light, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Emily
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sweet Emily 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 Emily, 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 | Breathtaking | SW 6814 | 63 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | English Hyacinth | 1417 | 61.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Sweet Lavender | BIC-08 | 60.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Morning Chill | 4002-5A | 66 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Sweet Emily (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Emily
Darker than Sweet Emily
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1245-3 |
| Hex | #CBD1E1 |
| RGB | 203, 209, 225 |
| HSL | 224°, 27%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.8, 1.0, -8.6 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Emily (PPG 1245-3), published as #CBD1E1
#B9C7DF
#DEDBE1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Emily (PPG 1245-3)?
- Sweet Emily has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Emily is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Emily in another brand?
- English Hyacinth (BM 1417) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Sweet Emily warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sweet Emily as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.6; 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.