Captivate
C2-802 · #CACCD4 · LRV 60 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Captivate60
- 4Gray Owl65
- 5Glass Slipper70
What Color Is Captivate, Really?
Captivate reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how C2 Paint C2-802 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Captivate
Captivate 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 Captivate
At LRV 60, Captivate 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 Captivate 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 C2 Paint C2-802 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 | Evening ShadowSW 7662 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.8 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Moonlit SnowMQ3-61 · Behr | 1.1 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Misty Memories2118-60 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | El NiñoM210 · Valspar | 1.0 | 61.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pale VioletPPG1168-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pale VioletPPG1168-3 · Glidden | 1.9 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar C2 Paint Colors
The nearest shades to Captivate within C2 Paint'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 #CACCD4 in HSL space. Pair Captivate with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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