Backdrop Lost in the 80s#A4C2D2 · LRV 51
Why this color. Light blue staple in Backdrop nursery palettes.
Lost in the 80s reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Backdrop BD-LO actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Backdrop |
| Name | Lost in the 80s |
| SKU | BD-LO |
| Hex | #A4C2D2 |
| RGB | 164, 194, 210 |
| HSL | 201°, 34%, 73% |
| LRV | 51 |
| Undertone | blue / cool |
| Family | Blue |
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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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.
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Magnolia Home
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A4C2D2 in HSL space. Pair Lost in the 80s with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.