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GLIDDEN · 50BB 39/146

Glidden Frosted Blueberry#9CA6C2 · LRV 39

Frosted Blueberry reads as a blue / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Glidden 50BB 39/146 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

GLIDDEN FROSTED BLUEBERRY
RGB 156, 166, 194 LRV 39

Color spec

Brand Glidden
Name Frosted Blueberry
SKU 50BB 39/146
Hex #9CA6C2
RGB 156, 166, 194
HSL 224°, 24%, 69%
LRV 39
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Glidden Frosted Blueberry

Frosted Blueberry sits in the mid-range at LRV 39, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Frosted Blueberry is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.

Closest matches at every US brand

20 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.82
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6969 · #9FABCF · ΔE 2.82 · LRV 41
SW 6542 · #99A0B2 · ΔE 3.99 · LRV 35
SW 6535 · #99A7B8 · ΔE 5.44 · LRV 38
SW 6528 · #8EA9C2 · ΔE 7.11 · LRV 38
SW 6241 · #98A9B7 · ΔE 7.64 · LRV 39

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.08
All blue at Behr →
MQ5-17 · #9DABC7 · ΔE 2.08 · LRV 40
N550-4 · #9CA9BE · ΔE 3.51 · LRV 39
PPU15-13 · #92A6C5 · ΔE 3.7 · LRV 37
PPU14-08 · #91A7BD · ΔE 6.25 · LRV 37
PPU14-8 · #91A7BD · ΔE 6.25 · LRV 37

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.1
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
1425 · #9AA1B9 · ΔE 2.1 · LRV 37
1412 · #A6A6BD · ΔE 4.34 · LRV 40
CC-970 · #A6A6BD · ΔE 4.34 · LRV 39
830 · #93A6BE · ΔE 4.6 · LRV 38
CC-936 · #93A6BE · ΔE 4.6 · LRV 38

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.78
All blue at Valspar →
8003-47C · #A3ABC5 · ΔE 1.78 · LRV 41
4002-8A · #98A0C1 · ΔE 2.59 · LRV 35.7
4002-7C · #A6ABC6 · ΔE 2.69 · LRV 41.5
4003-7C · #8DA6CA · ΔE 5.24 · LRV 37.3
V109-4 · #8BA9C1 · ΔE 8.3 · LRV 37.7

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.77
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1166-4 · #99AAC8 · ΔE 2.77 · LRV 40
PPG1166-4 · #99AAC8 · ΔE 2.77 · LRV 40
PPG1168-4 · #A5AABF · ΔE 3.08 · LRV 41
PPG10-24 · #9DAAB9 · ΔE 6.09 · LRV 39
PPG1160-4 · #8DA8BE · ΔE 7.9 · LRV 37

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.76
All blue at Dutch Boy →
242-3DB · #9CA3BB · ΔE 1.76 · LRV 37
241-3DB · #96A4BE · ΔE 2.25 · LRV 37
339-4DB · #97A6BA · ΔE 4.52 · LRV 37
243-3DB · #A2A2B6 · ΔE 4.68 · LRV 37
340-4DB · #99A7B8 · ΔE 5.44 · LRV 38
HGSW 2395 · #99A7B8 · ΔE 5.44 · LRV 38
HGSW 6535 · #99A7B8 · ΔE 5.44 · LRV 38
HGSW 1385 · #8EA9C2 · ΔE 7.11 · LRV 38
HGSW 6528 · #8EA9C2 · ΔE 7.11 · LRV 38
HGSW 3355 · #98A9B7 · ΔE 7.64 · LRV 39

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.15
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5899 · #99A8C9 · ΔE 2.15 · LRV 13
DE5913 · #979FBF · ΔE 2.61 · LRV 33
DE5878 · #8FAACA · ΔE 5.96 · LRV 36
DE5948 · #A19ABD · ΔE 7.78 · LRV 32
DEC796 · #9DACB5 · ΔE 9.39 · LRV 37

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.43
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-89 · #8CA8B4 · ΔE 11.43 · LRV 37
JG-99 · #B0AAAB · ΔE 12.11 · LRV 41
JG-84 · #91A1A4 · ΔE 12.52 · LRV 34
JG-137 · #A3A7A1 · ΔE 15.38 · LRV 38
JG-15 · #A7A9A3 · ΔE 15.42 · LRV 39

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.95
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 89 · #A1B8CA · ΔE 8.95 · LRV 46
NO. 265 · #9EA09D · ΔE 13.78 · LRV 35
NO. 284 · #A09C97 · ΔE 14.98 · LRV 33
NO. 88 · #B1B1AA · ΔE 16.31 · LRV 44
NO. 82 · #99B0AB · ΔE 16.89 · LRV 41

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 5
All blue at Diamond Vogel →
1276 · #9BA1CD · ΔE 5 · LRV 37
1282 · #A7A5BB · ΔE 5.24 · LRV 39
1247 · #A4A0C8 · ΔE 6.74 · LRV 37
0617 · #89A5C2 · ΔE 6.75 · LRV 36
1297 · #ADA3BE · ΔE 8.36 · LRV 39

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.79
All blue at Hirshfield's →
1282 · #A2A1B9 · ΔE 4.79 · LRV 39
0596 · #95AED1 · ΔE 5.46 · LRV 43
1247 · #A19FC8 · ΔE 6.32 · LRV 38
0624 · #9AAEC0 · ΔE 7.12 · LRV 43
1297 · #AAA0BC · ΔE 8.37 · LRV 39

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.74
All blue at Rodda →
R104 · #AAA7AF · ΔE 8.74 · LRV 40
R087 · #A0AEB8 · ΔE 8.8 · LRV 42
R080 · #94A5AB · ΔE 11.21 · LRV 37
Ebb
R092 · #A7AEB0 · ΔE 11.37 · LRV 42
R014 · #AEAFB0 · ΔE 11.49 · LRV 43

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.17
All blue at C2 Paint →
BD12 · #9CA9BA · ΔE 5.17 · LRV 39
C2-767 · #8BA7C8 · ΔE 6.21 · LRV 37
BD11 · #A5A3B0 · ΔE 6.85 · LRV 37
C2-750 · #9EAEBD · ΔE 7.13 · LRV 41
C2-749 · #8FADC5 · ΔE 8.35 · LRV 40

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.45
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-LT-32 · #9C9CA7 · ΔE 7.45 · LRV 34
PNT100-LT-15 · #9CA2A7 · ΔE 9.65 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-38 · #90A6AE · ΔE 11.5 · LRV 36
PNT100-DP-78 · #99AAA4 · ΔE 16.45 · LRV 38
PNT100-MD-43 · #9AB0AB · ΔE 16.75 · LRV 41

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.06
All blue at Portola Paints →
TWIN PEAKS · #929EA5 · ΔE 10.06 · LRV 33
MAGIC POTION · #BAB5BD · ΔE 10.38 · LRV 47
SIMMER DOWN · #BAB3B6 · ΔE 12.2 · LRV 46
COSTA · #AABEBF · ΔE 14.9 · LRV 49
ABERDEEN · #B2B4AA · ΔE 17.92 · LRV 45

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.88
All blue at Annie Sloan →
LOUIS BLUE · #AEBECB · ΔE 9.88 · LRV 50
CHICAGO GREY · #BABAB9 · ΔE 13.57 · LRV 49
PALOMA · #BFB5B3 · ΔE 14.59 · LRV 47
SVENSKA BLUE · #A4BEB7 · ΔE 18.65 · LRV 48
DUCK EGG BLUE · #99AB9D · ΔE 19.99 · LRV 38

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.63
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-UD · #A4B5BB · ΔE 11.63 · LRV 41
BD-LO · #A4C2D2 · ΔE 12.39 · LRV 51
BD-NU · #A4A89F · ΔE 17.04 · LRV 38
BD-CT · #A89E8A · ΔE 21.92 · LRV 33
BD-LF · #A4AB95 · ΔE 23.01 · LRV 35

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.63
All blue at Rust-Oleum →
285143 · #B6B9BE · ΔE 10.63 · LRV 48
371675 · #8CA8A9 · ΔE 15.42 · LRV 36
391446 · #958E86 · ΔE 17.93 · LRV 27
285141 · #8E948A · ΔE 18.78 · LRV 29
371674 · #A5A78F · ΔE 23.97 · LRV 38

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.79
All blue at Kompozit →
1282 · #A2A1B9 · ΔE 4.79 · LRV 37
0596 · #95AED1 · ΔE 5.46 · LRV 41
1247 · #A19FC8 · ΔE 6.32 · LRV 37
0624 · #9AAEC0 · ΔE 7.12 · LRV 41
1297 · #AAA0BC · ΔE 8.37 · LRV 37

Similar Glidden colors

closest in the Glidden deck

The nearest shades to Frosted Blueberry within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

30BB 39/122 · LRV 39
30BB 39/165 · LRV 39
PPG1166-4 · LRV 40
30RB 59/088 · LRV 59
PPG10-24 · LRV 39
10BB 40/090 · LRV 40

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #9CA6C2 in HSL space. Pair Frosted Blueberry with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#9CA6C2 + #C2B89C
TRIADIC
#9CA6C2 · #C29CA6 · #A6C29C
ANALOGOUS
#9CB9C2 · #9CA6C2 · #A59CC2

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.43:1 fail
Sample text on black
8.65:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Glidden Frosted Blueberry Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Frosted Blueberry from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Glidden 50BB 39/146 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

Sherwin-Williams doesn't make a true equivalent of Frosted Blueberry — the nearest deck color, Solitude (SW 6535), is clearly different (ΔE 5.44). For an exact match, any Sherwin-Williams retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50BB 39/146 instead. See the full Solitude swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

Behr has no exact twin of Frosted Blueberry. The nearest is Ashberry (N550-4) at ΔE 3.51 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 39 vs 39). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Ashberry swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

Benjamin Moore has no exact twin of Frosted Blueberry. The nearest is Harlequin Blue (830) at ΔE 4.6 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 38 vs 39). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Harlequin Blue swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

Valspar's nearest match is Bonnie Blue (8003-47C), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.78). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 39) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Frosted Blueberry without repainting risk. See the full Bonnie Blue swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Frosted Blueberry is Easter Egg (1166-4) — very close at ΔE 2.77, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 40 vs 39) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Easter Egg swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

Dutch Boy's nearest match is Dressed Damsel (242-3DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.76). It runs slightly darker (LRV 37 vs 39) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Frosted Blueberry without repainting risk. See the full Dressed Damsel swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams doesn't make a true equivalent of Frosted Blueberry — the nearest deck color, Blue Slumber (HGSW 2395), is clearly different (ΔE 5.44). For an exact match, any HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50BB 39/146 instead. See the full Blue Slumber swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Frosted Blueberry is Sapphire Fog (DE5899) — very close at ΔE 2.15, though not an exact twin. It runs noticeably darker (LRV 13 vs 39) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Sapphire Fog swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Frosted Blueberry — the nearest deck color, Winter Solstice (JG-89), is clearly different (ΔE 11.43). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50BB 39/146 instead. See the full Winter Solstice swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Frosted Blueberry — the nearest deck color, Lulworth Blue (NO. 89), is clearly different (ΔE 8.95). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50BB 39/146 instead. See the full Lulworth Blue swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

Diamond Vogel doesn't make a true equivalent of Frosted Blueberry — the nearest deck color, Butterfly Bush (1282), is clearly different (ΔE 5.24). For an exact match, any Diamond Vogel retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50BB 39/146 instead. See the full Butterfly Bush swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

Hirshfield's has no exact twin of Frosted Blueberry. The nearest is Butterfly Bush (1282) at ΔE 4.79 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 39 vs 39). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Butterfly Bush swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

Rodda doesn't make a true equivalent of Frosted Blueberry — the nearest deck color, Sheer Clouds (R087), is clearly different (ΔE 8.8). For an exact match, any Rodda retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50BB 39/146 instead. See the full Sheer Clouds swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

C2 Paint doesn't make a true equivalent of Frosted Blueberry — the nearest deck color, Approaching Storm (BD12), is clearly different (ΔE 5.17). For an exact match, any C2 Paint retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50BB 39/146 instead. See the full Approaching Storm swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Frosted Blueberry — the nearest deck color, Good Jeans (PNT100-LT-38), is clearly different (ΔE 11.5). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50BB 39/146 instead. See the full Good Jeans swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

Portola Paints doesn't make a true equivalent of Frosted Blueberry — the nearest deck color, Twin Peaks (TWIN PEAKS), is clearly different (ΔE 10.06). For an exact match, any Portola Paints retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50BB 39/146 instead. See the full Twin Peaks swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Frosted Blueberry — the nearest deck color, Duck Egg Blue (DUCK EGG BLUE), is clearly different (ΔE 19.99). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50BB 39/146 instead. See the full Duck Egg Blue swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Frosted Blueberry — the nearest deck color, Underdog (BD-UD), is clearly different (ΔE 11.63). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50BB 39/146 instead. See the full Underdog swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Frosted Blueberry — the nearest deck color, Blue Harbor (371675), is clearly different (ΔE 15.42). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50BB 39/146 instead. See the full Blue Harbor swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Frosted Blueberry

Kompozit has no exact twin of Frosted Blueberry. The nearest is Butterfly Bush (1282) at ΔE 4.79 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 37 vs 39). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Butterfly Bush swatch →

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