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PPG / GLIDDEN · 1165-5

PPG / Glidden Evening Hush#7B8CA8 · LRV 26

Evening Hush reads as a blue / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what PPG / Glidden 1165-5 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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PPG / GLIDDEN EVENING HUSH
RGB 123, 140, 168 LRV 26

Color spec

Brand PPG / Glidden
Name Evening Hush
SKU 1165-5
Hex #7B8CA8
RGB 123, 140, 168
HSL 217°, 21%, 57%
LRV 26
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About PPG / Glidden Evening Hush

Evening Hush sits in the mid-range at LRV 26, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Evening Hush is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Heavenly Sky
SKU 0618 · #6B90B3 · LRV 26
ΔE 5.68 (different)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 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.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.92
All blue at Behr →
N550-5
#7E8EA5
Box Office
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 26
BNC-19
#7687A8
Formal Affair
ΔE 2.38 · LRV 24
MQ5-16
#7E8DA2
Montage
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 26
PPU15-09
#758AA2
Hilo Bay
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 25
PPU15-9
#758AA2
Hilo Bay
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 25

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.51
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
831
#7685A1
Stratford Blue
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 25
CSP-530
#8690A4
Flower Box
ΔE 3.57 · LRV
2128-40
#8290A0
Oxford Gray
ΔE 4.79 · LRV
810
#6B8DB3
Blue Dragon
ΔE 4.94 · LRV 28
1440
#84899A
Irises
ΔE 5.24 · LRV 26

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.84
All blue at Valspar →
V111-4
#7C8DA2
Norwegian Night
ΔE 2.84 · LRV 25.8
T681
#7F8B97
Wet Seal
ΔE 6.29 · LRV 25.3
V137-5
#7B8C99
Steele Blue
ΔE 6.59 · LRV 25.3
4004-6A
#6890AE
Splendid Blue
ΔE 6.94 · LRV 25.9
P107
#6D8FA2
Palace Intrigue
ΔE 8.23 · LRV 25.4

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.62
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5900
#7886AA
Enchanting Sky
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 24
DE5885
#7F97B5
Denim Tradition
ΔE 4.08 · LRV 30
DE5879
#7896BA
Ocean City
ΔE 4.87 · LRV 29
DE5802
#718B9A
China Clay
ΔE 7.84 · LRV 24
DE5935
#838298
Soft Charcoal
ΔE 7.99 · LRV 23

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.58
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9073
#8990A3
Dusty Heather
ΔE 4.58 · LRV 28
SW 6529
#6B8CA9
Scanda
ΔE 5.3 · LRV 25
SW 6522
#6A8AA4
Sporty Blue
ΔE 5.8 · LRV 24
SW 6242
#768B9A
Bracing Blue
ΔE 6.58 · LRV 25
SW 9148
#708D9E
Smoky Azurite
ΔE 7.72 · LRV 25

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.87
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 237
#6A90B4
Cook's Blue
ΔE 5.87 · LRV 26
NO. 86
#7997A1
Stone Blue
ΔE 11 · LRV 29
NO. 272
#8D8D8B
Plummett
ΔE 13.55 · LRV 27
NO. 271
#8D8089
Brassica
ΔE 14.34 · LRV 23
NO. 276
#8B857F
Mole's Breath
ΔE 16.12 · LRV 24

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.73
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 8.73 · LRV 27
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 19.22 · LRV 22
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 19.37 · LRV 38
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 22.33 · LRV 33
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 23.08 · LRV 33

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.94
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-95
#858C90
Deep Rock
ΔE 9.94 · LRV 26
JG-100
#8C848C
Pashmina Plum
ΔE 12.39 · LRV 24
JG-139
#838685
Teak Cups
ΔE 12.76 · LRV 24
JG-138
#8D8E8B
Cozy Up
ΔE 14.08 · LRV 27
JG-07
#869088
Silverado Sage
ΔE 16.68 · LRV 27

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.22
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 10.22 · LRV 34
PNT100-MD-16
#7B8082
Irony
ΔE 11.75 · LRV 21
PNT100-MD-39
#7BA0AE
Blue Ivy
ΔE 11.84 · LRV 32
PNT100-MD-14
#91928C
Shade
ΔE 16.04 · LRV 28
PNT100-MD-75
#599896
Keep It Teal
ΔE 19.38 · LRV 27

Similar PPG / Glidden colors

closest in the PPG / Glidden deck

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

1168-5
Violet Aura
LRV 26
10-21
Acceleration
LRV 27
1164-5
Blueberry Muffin
LRV 27
1042-5
Prophetic Sea
LRV 26
1167-5
Skysail Blue
LRV 27
1169-5
Violet Verbena
LRV 27

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #7B8CA8 in HSL space. Pair Evening Hush with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#7B8CA8 + #A8977B
TRIADIC
#7B8CA8 · #A87B8C · #8CA87B
ANALOGOUS
#7BA3A8 · #7B8CA8 · #807BA8

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
3.41:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
6.16:1 AA

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

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