Lilac Breeze
PPG1248-4 · #D0C8E6 · LRV 60 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Thistle30
- 2Wisteria48
- 3Lilac Breeze60
- 4Silver Peony68
- 5White Lavender76
What Color Is Lilac Breeze, Really?
Lilac Breeze reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden PPG1248-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lilac Breeze
Lilac Breeze is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Lilac Breeze
At LRV 60, Lilac Breeze is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its violet 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Lilac Breeze are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Glidden PPG1248-4 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Rhapsody LilacSW 6828 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.2 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Romantic PoetryS100-2 · Behr | 2.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Grape Ice1395 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Purple Whisper4002-9C · Valspar | 3.5 | 58.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Lilac BreezePPG1248-4 · PPG / Glidden | 0.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sleepy Purple144-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.8 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Lilac Breeze within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #D0C8E6 in HSL space. Pair Lilac Breeze with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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