Louis Blue
Louis Blue · #AEBECB · LRV 50 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
What Color Is Louis Blue, Really?
Louis Blue reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Annie Sloan Louis Blue behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Louis Blue
Louis Blue 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Louis Blue
At LRV 50, Louis Blue 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 Louis Blue 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 Annie Sloan Louis Blue 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 | Windy BlueSW 6240 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.2 | 48 | Color page → |
| Behr | Simply BluePPU15-16 · Behr | 2.0 | 49 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Heather1620 · Benjamin Moore | 2.2 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | OffshoreT631 · Valspar | 1.1 | 52.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ChambrayPPG1153-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | ChambrayPPG1153-4 · Glidden | 2.3 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Annie Sloan Colors
The nearest shades to Louis Blue within Annie Sloan'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 #AEBECB in HSL space. Pair Louis Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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