Wright Turquoise (PPG FLLW518)
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Wright Turquoise (PPG FLLW518) is a deep, cool blue from PPG Paints: LRV 22, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wright Turquoise
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Wright Turquoise 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 Wright Turquoise, 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 | Cruising | SW 6782 | 19 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Meridian Blue | 761 | 25.6 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Aruba Blue | P480-6 | 20.4 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Aqua Dance | 5002-8B | 26 | 4.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints blue colors nearest to Wright Turquoise (LRV 22) by LRV.
Lighter than Wright Turquoise
Darker than Wright Turquoise
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | FLLW518 |
| Hex | #1E8EA1 |
| RGB | 30, 142, 161 |
| HSL | 189°, 69%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.2, -23.0, -18.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wright Turquoise (PPG FLLW518), published as #1E8EA1
#00849F
#4598A1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wright Turquoise (PPG FLLW518)?
- Wright Turquoise has an LRV of 22. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wright Turquoise is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wright Turquoise in another brand?
- Meridian Blue (BM 761) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Wright Turquoise warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Wright Turquoise as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -18.6; 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.