Suenos (PPG 17-01)
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Suenos (PPG 17-01) is a medium, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Suenos
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Suenos 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 Suenos, 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 | Awesome Violet | SW 6815 | 45 | 5.1 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Aqua Marina | 816 | 42.7 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Anemone | 590B-4 | 42.6 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Mysterious Blue | 4005-8A | 42 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Suenos (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Suenos
Darker than Suenos
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 17-01 |
| Hex | #96ADDC |
| RGB | 150, 173, 220 |
| HSL | 220°, 50%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.6, 3.0, -26.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Suenos (PPG 17-01), published as #96ADDC
#81A3DA
#ABB7DC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Suenos (PPG 17-01)?
- Suenos has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Suenos is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Suenos in another brand?
- Mysterious Blue (Valspar 4005-8A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Suenos warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Suenos as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -26.3; 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.