Afton Blue
70BG 68/163 · #B9DBF2 · LRV 68 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Honolulu Blue62
- 3Afton Blue68
- 4Bashful Blue74
- 5Icy Bay83
What Color Is Afton Blue, Really?
Afton Blue reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 70BG 68/163 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Afton Blue
Afton 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. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Afton Blue
At LRV 68, Afton 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 Afton 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 Glidden 70BG 68/163 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 | Blue RefrainSW 6956 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Greek IslesP510-1 · Behr | 1.1 | 68 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Morning Glory785 · Benjamin Moore | 4.3 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | New PrinceV069-2 · Valspar | 4.0 | 67.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Touch Of BluePPG1242-2 · PPG / Glidden | 3.5 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Blue Crab Claw137-2DB · Dutch Boy | 4.6 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Afton Blue within 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 #B9DBF2 in HSL space. Pair Afton Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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