Babbling Brook
PPG1144-3 · #BECFCD · LRV 60 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Babbling Brook60
- 4Gray Owl65
- 5Glass Slipper70
What Color Is Babbling Brook, Really?
Babbling Brook reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden PPG1144-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Babbling Brook
Babbling Brook 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 Babbling Brook
At LRV 60, Babbling Brook is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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 Babbling Brook 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 PPG1144-3 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 | TradewindSW 6218 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 61 | Color page → |
| Behr | Malaysian MistS440-2 · Behr | 2.6 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Woodlawn BlueHC-147 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Artiste8003-39B · Valspar | 1.1 | 60 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Babbling BrookPPG1144-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.4 | 59 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Rochester Gray429-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Babbling Brook 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 #BECFCD in HSL space. Pair Babbling Brook with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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