Crystal Blue Waters
70BG 72/100 · #CBDFEC · LRV 72 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Lost in the 80s51
- 2Honolulu Blue62
- 3Crystal Blue Waters72
- 4Lively Tune78
- 5Icy Bay83
What Color Is Crystal Blue Waters, Really?
Crystal Blue Waters reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 70BG 72/100 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Crystal Blue Waters
Crystal Blue Waters 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 Crystal Blue Waters
At LRV 72, Crystal Blue Waters 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 Crystal Blue Waters 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 72/100 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 | Velvet Sky570E-2 · Behr | 2.3 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Breath of Fresh Air806 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Skywriter4008-9A · Valspar | 2.7 | 72.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Duck's Egg BluePPG1239-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Fresh Air237-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.5 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Crystal Blue Waters 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 #CBDFEC in HSL space. Pair Crystal Blue Waters with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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