Lilac Breeze (PPG 1248-4)
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Lilac Breeze (PPG 1248-4) is a light, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lilac Breeze
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Lilac Breeze by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Lilac Breeze, 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 | Rhapsody Lilac | SW 6828 | 60 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Grape Ice | 1395 | 60.9 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Party Hat | P560-3 | 56.2 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Sassy Lilac | 4003-9B | 58 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Lilac Breeze (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Lilac Breeze
Darker than Lilac Breeze
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1248-4 |
| Hex | #D0C8E6 |
| RGB | 208, 200, 230 |
| HSL | 256°, 37%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.1, 8.4, -13.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lilac Breeze (PPG 1248-4), published as #D0C8E6
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#E3D2E6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lilac Breeze (PPG 1248-4)?
- Lilac Breeze has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lilac Breeze is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lilac Breeze in another brand?
- Sassy Lilac (Valspar 4003-9B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Lilac Breeze warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Lilac Breeze as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -13.8; 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.