Lovely Lilac
PPG1167-4 · #A8B0CB · LRV 44 — cool blue tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Smoky Blue15
- 2Wolf Gray21
- 3Lovely Lilac44
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Lovely Lilac, Really?
Lovely Lilac reads as a cool blue tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1167-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lovely Lilac
Lovely Lilac 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.
How Lighting Changes Lovely Lilac
Lovely Lilac sits in the mid-range at LRV 44, 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.
Most complaints about Lovely 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 PPG1167-4 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 | Awesome VioletSW 6815 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 45 | Color page → |
| Behr | Meadow PhloxS540-3 · Behr | 1.1 | 43 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Freesia1432 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 45 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lavender BlueV074-4 · Valspar | 3.2 | 43.8 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Lovely LilacPPG1167-4 · Glidden | 0.5 | 44 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Twilight Dreams240-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.6 | 46 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Lovely 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 #A8B0CB in HSL space. Pair Lovely Lilac with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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