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GLIDDEN · 30BB 32/067

Glidden Blue Grey Sky#9399A6 · LRV 32

Blue Grey Sky reads as a blue / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Glidden 30BB 32/067 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

GLIDDEN BLUE GREY SKY
RGB 147, 153, 166 LRV 32

Color spec

Brand Glidden
Name Blue Grey Sky
SKU 30BB 32/067
Hex #9399A6
RGB 147, 153, 166
HSL 221°, 10%, 61%
LRV 32
Undertone blue / cool
Family Gray

About Glidden Blue Grey Sky

Blue Grey Sky sits in the mid-range at LRV 32, 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.

Blue Grey Sky is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Closest matches at every US brand

20 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.12
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9161 · #959BA0 · ΔE 4.12 · LRV 32
SW 7664 · #90979B · ΔE 4.93 · LRV 30
SW 9151 · #899CAA · ΔE 5.38 · LRV 32
SW 9143 · #91999C · ΔE 5.6 · LRV 31
SW 9162 · #939899 · ΔE 6.13 · LRV 31

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.8
All gray at Behr →
ICC-103 · #8B97A5 · ΔE 2.8 · LRV 30
PPU26-20 · #9A9DA2 · ΔE 3.97 · LRV 34
N500-4 · #999DA0 · ΔE 5.03 · LRV 33
ICC-65 · #899DAA · ΔE 5.94 · LRV 32
N140-4 · #969A9B · ΔE 5.99 · LRV 32

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.19
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
AF-585 · #9C9CA6 · ΔE 3.19 · LRV 34
AF-570 · #919DA8 · ΔE 3.43 · LRV 34
2126-40 · #92999E · ΔE 4.32 · LRV 32
2121-30 · #979C9F · ΔE 5.08 · LRV 34
2122-30 · #8F9D9E · ΔE 8.09 · LRV 32

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.61
All gray at Valspar →
8004-47D · #9396A2 · ΔE 1.61 · LRV 31
4004-3C · #909DAC · ΔE 3.03 · LRV 33.1
M359 · #8A97A7 · ΔE 3.04 · LRV 30.4
8004-46D · #989AA0 · ΔE 3.36 · LRV 32
V136-4 · #989AA0 · ΔE 3.36 · LRV 32.3

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.37
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG10-20 · #939DA9 · ΔE 2.37 · LRV 33
PPG1041-5 · #939FA9 · ΔE 3.94 · LRV 34
PPG1040-5 · #8D9CA8 · ΔE 4.28 · LRV 32
PPG1039-4 · #90999D · ΔE 5.34 · LRV 31
PPG1173-5 · #9C96A9 · ΔE 6.93 · LRV 32

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.93
All gray at Dutch Boy →
341-4DB · #9599A5 · ΔE 0.93 · LRV 32
343-4DB · #9494A5 · ΔE 4.13 · LRV 30
241-4DB · #8C97B0 · ΔE 4.69 · LRV 31
434-4DB · #90979B · ΔE 4.93 · LRV 30
433-4DB · #8B9BA5 · ΔE 5.22 · LRV 32
HGSW 1453 · #90979B · ΔE 4.93 · LRV 30
HGSW 7664 · #90979B · ΔE 4.93 · LRV 30
HGSW 3334 · #91999C · ΔE 5.6 · LRV 31
HGSW 9143 · #91999C · ΔE 5.6 · LRV 31
HGSW 1464 · #939899 · ΔE 6.13 · LRV 31

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.27
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6340 · #8F9AA4 · ΔE 3.27 · LRV 30
DET610 · #91989D · ΔE 4.35 · LRV 31
DE6333 · #8A99A4 · ΔE 4.58 · LRV 29
DEGR69 · #939A9D · ΔE 5.37 · LRV 32
DE6319 · #8D9A9E · ΔE 6.48 · LRV 29

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.83
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-94 · #929898 · ΔE 6.83 · LRV 31
JG-84 · #91A1A4 · ΔE 7.94 · LRV 34
JG-135 · #A19C96 · ΔE 10.07 · LRV 34
JG-02 · #869A98 · ΔE 10.94 · LRV 30
JG-69 · #879B98 · ΔE 11.31 · LRV 31

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.45
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 265 · #9EA09D · ΔE 8.45 · LRV 35
NO. 284 · #A09C97 · ΔE 9.5 · LRV 33
NO. 85 · #889B9B · ΔE 9.86 · LRV 31
NO. 86 · #7997A1 · ΔE 10.08 · LRV 29
NO. 25 · #9A9F94 · ΔE 12.66 · LRV 34

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.16
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
1318 · #9D9EAB · ΔE 3.16 · LRV 35
0512 · #959DA5 · ΔE 3.22 · LRV 33
0505 · #8F9DA8 · ΔE 4.2 · LRV 33
0632 · #879EAE · ΔE 6.5 · LRV 33
1283 · #9A97B0 · ΔE 7.29 · LRV 32

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.26
All gray at Hirshfield's →
1318 · #979BA8 · ΔE 1.26 · LRV 34
0512 · #8F99A2 · ΔE 3.3 · LRV 33
0505 · #8999A4 · ΔE 4.97 · LRV 33
0625 · #859BB1 · ΔE 5.92 · LRV 34
1289 · #9A93A9 · ΔE 7.99 · LRV 33

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.18
All gray at Rodda →
CA195 · #939DA2 · ΔE 5.18 · LRV 33
R094 · #91999C · ΔE 5.6 · LRV 32
R093 · #8E9A9F · ΔE 5.73 · LRV 32
CA196 · #8B9CA2 · ΔE 6.93 · LRV 32
CA191 · #8E9896 · ΔE 8.64 · LRV 30

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.37
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-986 · #94969F · ΔE 2.37 · LRV 31
C2-733 · #8E9EAB · ΔE 4.53 · LRV 33
C2-969 · #9B9B9B · ΔE 6.51 · LRV 33
C2-781 · #9E98AB · ΔE 6.94 · LRV 33
C2-734 · #879EAB · ΔE 6.99 · LRV 33

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.17
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-32 · #9C9CA7 · ΔE 3.17 · LRV 34
PNT100-LT-15 · #9CA2A7 · ΔE 4.87 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-38 · #90A6AE · ΔE 8.41 · LRV 36
PNT100-MD-14 · #91928C · ΔE 10.24 · LRV 28
PNT100-MD-39 · #7BA0AE · ΔE 10.91 · LRV 32

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.96
All gray at Portola Paints →
TWIN PEAKS · #929EA5 · ΔE 4.96 · LRV 33
CYCLONE · #7F8E9E · ΔE 5.54 · LRV 26
JULES · #85929A · ΔE 5.61 · LRV 28
LA CATEDRAL · #A79D8D · ΔE 14.74 · LRV 34
BRONSON · #999985 · ΔE 16.54 · LRV 31

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.72
All gray at Annie Sloan →
GREEK BLUE · #6A88A2 · ΔE 10.72 · LRV 23
DUCK EGG BLUE · #99AB9D · ΔE 15.73 · LRV 38
PROVENCE · #79A29A · ΔE 17.04 · LRV 32
FRENCH LINEN · #A79D84 · ΔE 18 · LRV 34
CHATEAU GREY · #A49C77 · ΔE 22.48 · LRV 33

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.76
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-PW · #7C8E97 · ΔE 7.76 · LRV 27
BD-NU · #A4A89F · ΔE 12.24 · LRV 38
BD-AN · #A89886 · ΔE 15.93 · LRV 33
BD-CT · #A89E8A · ΔE 16.26 · LRV 33
BD-LF · #A4AB95 · ΔE 17.92 · LRV 35

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.09
All gray at Rust-Oleum →
285143 · #B6B9BE · ΔE 10.09 · LRV 48
391446 · #958E86 · ΔE 11.63 · LRV 27
371675 · #8CA8A9 · ΔE 12.14 · LRV 36
285141 · #8E948A · ΔE 12.41 · LRV 29
371674 · #A5A78F · ΔE 18.35 · LRV 38

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.26
All gray at Kompozit →
1318 · #979BA8 · ΔE 1.26 · LRV 33
0512 · #8F99A2 · ΔE 3.3 · LRV 31
0505 · #8999A4 · ΔE 4.97 · LRV 31
0625 · #859BB1 · ΔE 5.92 · LRV 32
1289 · #9A93A9 · ΔE 7.99 · LRV 31

Similar Glidden colors

closest in the Glidden deck

The nearest shades to Blue Grey Sky within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

PPG10-20 · LRV 33
PPG1040-5 · LRV 32
PPG1039-4 · LRV 31
30BG 31/053 · LRV 31
50BB 32/117 · LRV 32
10BB 34/103 · LRV 34

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #9399A6 in HSL space. Pair Blue Grey Sky with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#9399A6 + #A6A093
TRIADIC
#9399A6 · #A69399 · #99A693
ANALOGOUS
#93A3A6 · #9399A6 · #9793A6

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.86:1 fail
Sample text on black
7.35:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Glidden Blue Grey Sky Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Blue Grey Sky from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Glidden 30BB 32/067 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Blue Grey Sky. The nearest is Dustblu (SW 9161) at ΔE 4.12 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 32 vs 32). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Dustblu swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

At Behr, the closest color to Blue Grey Sky is Approaching Dusk (ICC-103) — very close at ΔE 2.8, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 30 vs 32) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Approaching Dusk swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Blue Grey Sky is Coastline (AF-570) — very close at ΔE 3.43, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 32) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Coastline swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

Valspar's nearest match is Pandemonium (8004-47D), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.61). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 31 vs 32) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Grey Sky without repainting risk. See the full Pandemonium swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Blue Grey Sky. The nearest is Lost At Sea (PPG1040-5) at ΔE 4.28 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 32 vs 32). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Lost At Sea swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

The closest Dutch Boy equivalent of Blue Grey Sky is Purpled Gray (341-4DB). At ΔE 0.93 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 32 vs 32). If Dutch Boy is your counter, order Purpled Gray and you'll get the same color. See the full Purpled Gray swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Grey Sky — the nearest deck color, Somerset Grey (HGSW 3334), is clearly different (ΔE 5.6). For an exact match, any HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams retailer can custom-tint Glidden 30BB 32/067 instead. See the full Somerset Grey swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Blue Grey Sky is Canadian Lake (DE6340) — very close at ΔE 3.27, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 30 vs 32) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Canadian Lake swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Grey Sky — the nearest deck color, Times Past (JG-94), is clearly different (ΔE 6.83). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Glidden 30BB 32/067 instead. See the full Times Past swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Grey Sky — the nearest deck color, Oval Room Blue (NO. 85), is clearly different (ΔE 9.86). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Glidden 30BB 32/067 instead. See the full Oval Room Blue swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

Diamond Vogel has no exact twin of Blue Grey Sky. The nearest is In Good Taste (0505) at ΔE 4.2 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 33 vs 32). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full In Good Taste swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

Hirshfield's's nearest match is Dusky Mood (1318), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.26). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 32) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Grey Sky without repainting risk. See the full Dusky Mood swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

Rodda doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Grey Sky — the nearest deck color, Fleeting Daylight (R093), is clearly different (ΔE 5.73). For an exact match, any Rodda retailer can custom-tint Glidden 30BB 32/067 instead. See the full Fleeting Daylight swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

At C2 Paint, the closest color to Blue Grey Sky is Zydeco (C2-986) — very close at ΔE 2.37, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 31 vs 32) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Zydeco swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

At Clare, the closest color to Blue Grey Sky is Cosmic Vibes (PNT100-LT-32) — very close at ΔE 3.17, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 32) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cosmic Vibes swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

Portola Paints has no exact twin of Blue Grey Sky. The nearest is Twin Peaks (TWIN PEAKS) at ΔE 4.96 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 33 vs 32). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Twin Peaks swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Grey Sky — the nearest deck color, Provence (PROVENCE), is clearly different (ΔE 17.04). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Glidden 30BB 32/067 instead. See the full Provence swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Grey Sky — the nearest deck color, Polly Wants (BD-PW), is clearly different (ΔE 7.76). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Glidden 30BB 32/067 instead. See the full Polly Wants swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Grey Sky — the nearest deck color, Country Gray (285141), is clearly different (ΔE 12.41). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Glidden 30BB 32/067 instead. See the full Country Gray swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Blue Grey Sky

Kompozit's nearest match is Dusky Mood (1318), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.26). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 33 vs 32) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Grey Sky without repainting risk. See the full Dusky Mood swatch →

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