Blue Silk
30BB 63/097 · #D0DCE8 · LRV 63 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Blue Silk, Really?
Blue Silk reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 30BB 63/097 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blue Silk
Blue Silk 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 Blue Silk
At LRV 63, Blue Silk 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 Silk 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 30BB 63/097 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 | Rhythmic BlueSW 6806 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Naturally Calm620E-2 · Behr | 2.1 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sheer BlissCSP-545 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Love Crystal8002-46A · Valspar | 1.5 | 69 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Blue SilkPPG1244-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.2 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Beautyberry141-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.1 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Blue Silk 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 #D0DCE8 in HSL space. Pair Blue Silk with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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