Blue Light
70BG 72/043 · #D6DEE4 · LRV 72 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Silver Lake67
- 3Blue Light72
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Blue Light, Really?
Blue Light reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 70BG 72/043 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blue Light
Blue Light 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Blue Light
At LRV 72, Blue Light 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 Blue Light 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 72/043 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 | Wishful BlueSW 6813 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Mystic PoolPPL-45 · Behr | 0.6 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Violet Dusk1409 · Benjamin Moore | 3.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Highland Winds8004-45A · Valspar | 1.6 | 73 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Billowing CloudsPPG1041-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 72 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Foamy Water342-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.5 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Blue Light 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 #D6DEE4 in HSL space. Pair Blue Light with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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