Caribbean Crush (PPG 17-31)
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Caribbean Crush (PPG 17-31) is a medium, neutral green from PPG Paints: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Caribbean Crush
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Caribbean Crush by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Caribbean Crush, 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 | Holiday Turquoise | SW 0075 | 49 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Oceanic Teal | 669 | 49.6 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Undine | M450-4 | 47 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Nautical | 5007-9C | 52 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Caribbean Crush (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Caribbean Crush
Darker than Caribbean Crush
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 17-31 |
| Hex | #86C7BF |
| RGB | 134, 199, 191 |
| HSL | 173°, 37%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.9, -22.4, -2.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Caribbean Crush (PPG 17-31), published as #86C7BF
#71BDBD
#9BD1BF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Caribbean Crush (PPG 17-31)?
- Caribbean Crush has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Caribbean Crush is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Caribbean Crush in another brand?
- Holiday Turquoise (SW 0075) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Caribbean Crush warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Caribbean Crush as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.6; 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.