Clear Blue Sky
70BG 70/131 · #C2DDEF · LRV 70 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Honolulu Blue62
- 3Clear Blue Sky70
- 4Pacific Panorama76
- 5Icy Bay83
What Color Is Clear Blue Sky, Really?
Clear Blue Sky reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 70BG 70/131 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Clear Blue Sky
Clear Blue Sky 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. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Clear Blue Sky
At LRV 70, Clear Blue Sky 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 Clear Blue Sky 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 70/131 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 | SoarSW 6799 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | After RainM520-2 · Behr | 1.2 | 68 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Allure771 · Benjamin Moore | 5.0 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Summer Breeze4008-7A · Valspar | 2.7 | 70.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Blue Booties1241-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.8 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Glacial Winds138-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Clear Blue Sky 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 #C2DDEF in HSL space. Pair Clear Blue Sky with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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