Sweet Emily
PPG1245-3 · #CBD1E1 · LRV 64 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wisteria48
- 2French Lilac56
- 3Sweet Emily64
- 4Inspired Lilac71
- 5White Lavender76
What Color Is Sweet Emily, Really?
Sweet Emily reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1245-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sweet Emily
Sweet Emily 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 Sweet Emily
At LRV 64, Sweet Emily 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 Sweet Emily 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 PPG1245-3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | BreathtakingSW 6814 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | Blue GossamerMQ3-60 · Behr | 3.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | English Hyacinth1417 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Daybreak Beckons8003-48A · Valspar | 2.3 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sweet EmilyPPG1245-3 · Glidden | 0.0 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Faintest Iris242-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Sweet Emily 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 #CBD1E1 in HSL space. Pair Sweet Emily with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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