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GLIDDEN · PPG1160-6

Glidden Chinese Porcelain#3A5F7D · LRV 11

Chinese Porcelain reads as a blue / cool — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Glidden PPG1160-6 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

GLIDDEN CHINESE PORCELAIN
RGB 58, 95, 125 LRV 11

Color spec

Brand Glidden
Name Chinese Porcelain
SKU PPG1160-6
Hex #3A5F7D
RGB 58, 95, 125
HSL 207°, 37%, 36%
LRV 11
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Glidden Chinese Porcelain

With an LRV of 11, Chinese Porcelain is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Its blue undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

Chinese Porcelain works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.

Closest matches at every US brand

20 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.63
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9684 · #436585 · ΔE 2.63 · LRV 12
SW 9150 · #32586E · ΔE 4.38 · LRV 9
SW 6790 · #016081 · ΔE 6.02 · LRV 9
SW 6509 · #22657F · ΔE 6.38 · LRV 11
SW 48 · #47626F · ΔE 6.8 · LRV 11

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.46
All blue at Behr →
570F-6 · #3C6381 · ΔE 1.46 · LRV 11
ICC-85 · #3D5C77 · ΔE 1.54 · LRV 10
BIC-52 · #375C86 · ΔE 3.65 · LRV 10
BNC-28 · #326377 · ΔE 6.27 · LRV 11
PPU13-18 · #376171 · ΔE 7.04 · LRV 11

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.29
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
CW-625 · #325A7D · ΔE 2.29 · LRV 12
AF-530 · #3A647D · ΔE 3.35 · LRV 14
CSP-565 · #445772 · ΔE 5.39 · LRV 9
840 · #4B5A71 · ΔE 6.02 · LRV 10
749 · #33677B · ΔE 7.02 · LRV 14

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.49
All blue at Valspar →
4004-6C · #39607F · ΔE 0.49 · LRV 10.7
8002-45F · #305D84 · ΔE 2.44 · LRV 10
P110 · #265E83 · ΔE 2.84 · LRV 10.1
8003-41F · #316073 · ΔE 6.34 · LRV 10
V106-6 · #396475 · ΔE 6.84 · LRV 11.3

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.38
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1160-6 · #3A5F7E · ΔE 0.38 · LRV 11
PPG1156-6 · #2D5975 · ΔE 3.08 · LRV 9
PPG1159-6 · #1D5C84 · ΔE 3.68 · LRV 10
PPG1152-6 · #365E74 · ΔE 3.94 · LRV 10
PPG1163-6 · #4C6177 · ΔE 4.04 · LRV 11

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.96
All blue at Dutch Boy →
237-7DB · #256180 · ΔE 3.96 · LRV 10
336-6DB · #3E5D6E · ΔE 5.13 · LRV 10
337-6DB · #3F5869 · ΔE 5.15 · LRV 9
335-6DB · #47626F · ΔE 6.8 · LRV 11
241-6DB · #4D5575 · ΔE 10.24 · LRV 9
HGSW 3341 · #32586E · ΔE 4.38 · LRV 8
HGSW 9150 · #32586E · ΔE 4.38 · LRV 8
HGSW 2362 · #22657F · ΔE 6.38 · LRV 11
HGSW 6509 · #22657F · ΔE 6.38 · LRV 11
HGSW 0048 · #47626F · ΔE 6.8 · LRV 11

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.94
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5817 · #4A657A · ΔE 3.94 · LRV 12
DE5881 · #445A79 · ΔE 4.75 · LRV 10
DEFD57 · #4A5E86 · ΔE 6.7 · LRV 12
DE5790 · #336172 · ΔE 7.11 · LRV 10
DET557 · #2F6679 · ΔE 7.65 · LRV 12

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.43
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-163 · #3B6279 · ΔE 3.43 · LRV 11
JG-87 · #445868 · ΔE 5.59 · LRV 9
JG-90 · #435462 · ΔE 7 · LRV 8
JG-92 · #42526E · ΔE 7.32 · LRV 8
JG-80 · #365862 · ΔE 9.38 · LRV 9

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.69
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 281 · #4A5B6B · ΔE 5.69 · LRV 10
NO. 30 · #3F4D57 · ΔE 9.73 · LRV 7
NO. 289 · #586768 · ΔE 12.83 · LRV 13
NO. 305 · #505456 · ΔE 13.11 · LRV 9
NO. 26 · #626664 · ΔE 15.37 · LRV 13

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.45
All blue at Diamond Vogel →
0655 · #3A5E7B · ΔE 0.45 · LRV 10
0648 · #425E7A · ΔE 2.07 · LRV 11
0634 · #4A5C6B · ΔE 5.8 · LRV 10
0627 · #4F5B6F · ΔE 6.96 · LRV 10
0676 · #006381 · ΔE 6.99 · LRV 10

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.45
All blue at Hirshfield's →
0648 · #345875 · ΔE 2.45 · LRV 11
0655 · #295776 · ΔE 3.38 · LRV 11
0619 · #446A8D · ΔE 4.32 · LRV 16
H0052 · #435965 · ΔE 7.12 · LRV 9
H0057 · #1D6575 · ΔE 10.28 · LRV 11

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.15
All blue at Rodda →
R077 · #3A596D · ΔE 4.15 · LRV 10
R078 · #425862 · ΔE 8.18 · LRV 10
CA203 · #4D636C · ΔE 8.55 · LRV 12
R084 · #495B63 · ΔE 8.84 · LRV 10
R076 · #42676F · ΔE 10.55 · LRV 13

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.4
All blue at C2 Paint →
C2-761 · #425F7E · ΔE 2.4 · LRV 11
C2-744 · #3B5A72 · ΔE 2.54 · LRV 9
C2-760 · #43576C · ΔE 4.73 · LRV 9
C2-726 · #2E6277 · ΔE 6.21 · LRV 11
C2-727 · #446977 · ΔE 8.03 · LRV 13

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.12
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-MD-57 · #5B6682 · ΔE 9.12 · LRV 13
PNT100-DP-42 · #545E66 · ΔE 9.35 · LRV 11
PNT100-DP-45 · #357285 · ΔE 10.16 · LRV 14
PNT100-MD-40 · #41656D · ΔE 10.32 · LRV 12
PNT100-DP-65 · #4D6A70 · ΔE 11.1 · LRV 13

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.13
All blue at Portola Paints →
COBALT · #234F89 · ΔE 7.13 · LRV 8
NEWBURY PORT · #4C5F6A · ΔE 7.36 · LRV 11
BLUE MOON · #4A5562 · ΔE 8.08 · LRV 9
LOST HIGHWAY · #3F4F57 · ΔE 10.13 · LRV 7
IN THE NAVY · #51555E · ΔE 11.06 · LRV 9

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.84
All blue at Annie Sloan →
AUBUSSON BLUE · #314850 · ΔE 11.84 · LRV 6
NAPOLEONIC BLUE · #2E3C5F · ΔE 13.64 · LRV 5
RODMELL · #655862 · ΔE 20.53 · LRV 11
PRIMER RED · #7F504A · ΔE 31.33 · LRV 11
OLIVE · #746B4A · ΔE 31.53 · LRV 15

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.07
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-WK · #3F546B · ΔE 5.07 · LRV 8
BD-MJ · #5A6E7E · ΔE 8.05 · LRV 18
BD-LC · #3F4458 · ΔE 13.11 · LRV 6
BD-AH · #3D423E · ΔE 18.64 · LRV 6
BD-NE · #3D4D3F · ΔE 22.28 · LRV 7

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.13
All blue at Rust-Oleum →
329207 · #486682 · ΔE 3.13 · LRV 12
285144 · #363B3E · ΔE 16.51 · LRV 4
391445 · #41594C · ΔE 20.62 · LRV 9
391446 · #958E86 · ΔE 28.36 · LRV 27
285141 · #8E948A · ΔE 29.05 · LRV 29

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.45
All blue at Kompozit →
0648 · #345875 · ΔE 2.45 · LRV 9
0655 · #295776 · ΔE 3.38 · LRV 9
0619 · #446A8D · ΔE 4.32 · LRV 13
0676 · #005B7A · ΔE 6.31 · LRV 9
0627 · #425267 · ΔE 6.62 · LRV 8

Similar Glidden colors

closest in the Glidden deck

The nearest shades to Chinese Porcelain within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

PPG1152-6 · LRV 10
PPG1163-6 · LRV 11
PPG1156-6 · LRV 9
PPG1159-6 · LRV 10
50BG 11/123 · LRV 11
90BG 11/101 · LRV 11

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #3A5F7D in HSL space. Pair Chinese Porcelain with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#3A5F7D + #7D583A
TRIADIC
#3A5F7D · #7D3A5F · #5F7D3A
ANALOGOUS
#3A7D7A · #3A5F7D · #3A3D7D

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
6.75:1 AA
Sample text on black
3.11:1 AA Large

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Glidden Chinese Porcelain Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Chinese Porcelain from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Glidden PPG1160-6 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Chinese Porcelain is Azure Tide (SW 9684) — very close at ΔE 2.63, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 12 vs 11) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Azure Tide swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

Behr's nearest match is China Pattern (ICC-85), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.54). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 10 vs 11) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Chinese Porcelain without repainting risk. See the full China Pattern swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Chinese Porcelain is Lucerne (AF-530) — very close at ΔE 3.35, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 11) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Lucerne swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

The closest Valspar equivalent of Chinese Porcelain is Atlantic Schooner (4004-6C). At ΔE 0.49 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 10.7 vs 11). If Valspar is your counter, order Atlantic Schooner and you'll get the same color. See the full Atlantic Schooner swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Chinese Porcelain is Chinese Porcelain (PPG1160-6). At ΔE 0.38 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 11 vs 11). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Chinese Porcelain and you'll get the same color. See the full Chinese Porcelain swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

Dutch Boy has no exact twin of Chinese Porcelain. The nearest is Ribbon Blue (237-7DB) at ΔE 3.96 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 10 vs 11). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Ribbon Blue swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams doesn't make a true equivalent of Chinese Porcelain — the nearest deck color, Georgian Bay (HGSW 2362), is clearly different (ΔE 6.38). For an exact match, any HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1160-6 instead. See the full Georgian Bay swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

Dunn-Edwards has no exact twin of Chinese Porcelain. The nearest is Newbury Port (DE5881) at ΔE 4.75 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 10 vs 11). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Newbury Port swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Chinese Porcelain is Superior (JG-163) — very close at ΔE 3.43, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 11 vs 11) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Superior swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Chinese Porcelain — the nearest deck color, Stiffkey Blue (NO. 281), is clearly different (ΔE 5.69). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1160-6 instead. See the full Stiffkey Blue swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

The closest Diamond Vogel equivalent of Chinese Porcelain is Queen of the Night (0655). At ΔE 0.45 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 10 vs 11). If Diamond Vogel is your counter, order Queen of the Night and you'll get the same color. See the full Queen of the Night swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Chinese Porcelain is Happy Tune (0648) — very close at ΔE 2.45, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 11 vs 11) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Happy Tune swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

Rodda has no exact twin of Chinese Porcelain. The nearest is Stellar Feather (R077) at ΔE 4.15 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 10 vs 11). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Stellar Feather swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

At C2 Paint, the closest color to Chinese Porcelain is Kauai (C2-761) — very close at ΔE 2.4, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 11 vs 11) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Kauai swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Chinese Porcelain — the nearest deck color, Deep Dive (PNT100-MD-40), is clearly different (ΔE 10.32). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1160-6 instead. See the full Deep Dive swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

Portola Paints doesn't make a true equivalent of Chinese Porcelain — the nearest deck color, Newbury Port (NEWBURY PORT), is clearly different (ΔE 7.36). For an exact match, any Portola Paints retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1160-6 instead. See the full Newbury Port swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Chinese Porcelain — the nearest deck color, Rodmell (RODMELL), is clearly different (ΔE 20.53). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1160-6 instead. See the full Rodmell swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Chinese Porcelain — the nearest deck color, We Three Kings (BD-WK), is clearly different (ΔE 5.07). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1160-6 instead. See the full We Three Kings swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

At Rust-Oleum, the closest color to Chinese Porcelain is Coastal Blue (329207) — very close at ΔE 3.13, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 12 vs 11) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Coastal Blue swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Chinese Porcelain

At Kompozit, the closest color to Chinese Porcelain is Happy Tune (0648) — very close at ΔE 2.45, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 9 vs 11) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Happy Tune swatch →

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