Blue Gossamer
MQ3-60 · #CAD4DF · LRV 65 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Palladian Blue60
- 3Blue Gossamer65
- 4Glass Slipper70
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Blue Gossamer, Really?
Blue Gossamer reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr MQ3-60 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blue Gossamer
Blue Gossamer 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 Blue Gossamer
At LRV 65, Blue Gossamer 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 Blue Gossamer 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 Behr MQ3-60 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 | Mild BlueSW 6533 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Misty Blue820 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tinsel Beam4005-3A · Valspar | 2.3 | 63.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | StratospherePPG1162-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | StratospherePPG1162-2 · Glidden | 1.0 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Silenced Blue339-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.5 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Blue Gossamer within Behr'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 #CAD4DF in HSL space. Pair Blue Gossamer with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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