Constellation
PPG1155-4 · #BCCEDB · LRV 60 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3Constellation60
- 4After Rain68
- 5Bashful Blue74
What Color Is Constellation, Really?
Constellation reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden PPG1155-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Constellation
Constellation 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 Constellation
At LRV 60, Constellation 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 Constellation 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 PPG1155-4 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 | Wondrous BlueSW 6807 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Skys The LimitM530-2 · Behr | 2.1 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Grand Rapids835 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Baby BootsP109 · Valspar | 0.9 | 59.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ConstellationPPG1155-4 · PPG / Glidden | 0.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Blueberry Crème239-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.8 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Constellation 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 #BCCEDB in HSL space. Pair Constellation with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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