Frosted Lilac
PPG1173-3 · #D2D1DB · LRV 64 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wisteria48
- 2French Lilac56
- 3Frosted Lilac64
- 4Inspired Lilac71
- 5White Lavender76
What Color Is Frosted Lilac, Really?
Frosted Lilac reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1173-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Frosted Lilac
Frosted Lilac 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 Frosted Lilac
At LRV 64, Frosted Lilac is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Frosted Lilac 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 PPG / Glidden PPG1173-3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Blueberry WhipS550-1 · Behr | 2.8 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Iced Lavender1410 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Daybreak Beckons8003-48A · Valspar | 1.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Frosted LilacPPG1173-3 · Glidden | 0.7 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Calmed Purple343-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.8 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Tranquil SeaDE5932 · Dunn-Edwards | 1.3 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Frosted Lilac within PPG / 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 #D2D1DB in HSL space. Pair Frosted Lilac with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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