Azure Afternoon
89BG 37/353 · #51A7DD · LRV 37 — cool blue tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Hale Navy8
- 2Waterloo13
- 3Azure Afternoon37
- 4Lost in the 80s51
- 5Honolulu Blue62
What Color Is Azure Afternoon, Really?
Azure Afternoon reads as a cool blue tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Glidden 89BG 37/353 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Azure Afternoon
Azure Afternoon is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Azure Afternoon
Azure Afternoon sits in the mid-range at LRV 37, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Azure Afternoon 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 89BG 37/353 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Alpha BlueM520-5 · Behr | 2.1 | 33 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Belle Island782 · Benjamin Moore | 4.0 | 36 | Color page → |
| Valspar | InfinityV033-2 · Valspar | 2.5 | 34.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | WindjammerPPG1241-4 · PPG / Glidden | 3.1 | 35 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Blue Morning Glory138-6DB · Dutch Boy | 2.6 | 32 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | MarinaDE5857 · Dunn-Edwards | 2.5 | 32 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Azure Afternoon 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 #51A7DD in HSL space. Pair Azure Afternoon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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