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GLIDDEN · PPG1238-4

Glidden Harbor Sky#7EB6D0 · LRV 42

Harbor Sky reads as a blue-green / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Glidden PPG1238-4 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

GLIDDEN HARBOR SKY
RGB 126, 182, 208 LRV 42

Color spec

Brand Glidden
Name Harbor Sky
SKU PPG1238-4
Hex #7EB6D0
RGB 126, 182, 208
HSL 199°, 47%, 65%
LRV 42
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Blue

About Glidden Harbor Sky

Harbor Sky sits in the mid-range at LRV 42, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its teal 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.

Harbor Sky 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 1.45
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6801 · #7DB5D3 · ΔE 1.45 · LRV 42
SW 6507 · #85B0C4 · ΔE 2.79 · LRV 40
SW 6961 · #91B8D9 · ΔE 5.61 · LRV 45
SW 6780 · #71B8C7 · ΔE 5.79 · LRV 42
SW 6493 · #84B4BE · ΔE 5.84 · LRV 41

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.81
All blue at Behr →
BNC-08 · #82B2C4 · ΔE 2.81 · LRV 41
MQ5-55 · #89B6D3 · ΔE 3.04 · LRV 43
S520-4 · #80AFCD · ΔE 3.29 · LRV 40
580F-4 · #90B6D2 · ΔE 4.48 · LRV 44
PPU15-12 · #89B1D8 · ΔE 6.85 · LRV 42

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.92
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
773 · #83B8D0 · ΔE 0.92 · LRV 45
CC-784 · #83B8D0 · ΔE 0.92 · LRV 44
2061-50 · #7CB7D6 · ΔE 1.56 · LRV 44
2062-50 · #87B5CB · ΔE 1.8 · LRV 43
781 · #7DBCDB · ΔE 2.11 · LRV 47

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.41
All blue at Valspar →
V070-4 · #72B7D9 · ΔE 2.41 · LRV 42.3
5001-10A · #6FB8D3 · ΔE 2.6 · LRV 42.3
P068 · #86B9CB · ΔE 2.85 · LRV 44.1
V071-3 · #74B5DA · ΔE 3.17 · LRV 41.9
8002-41C · #89B8C7 · ΔE 3.81 · LRV 44

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.37
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1238-4 · #7EB6CF · ΔE 0.37 · LRV 42
PPG1237-4 · #81C1E1 · ΔE 3.31 · LRV 48
PPG1157-4 · #83ACC4 · ΔE 3.68 · LRV 38
PPG1151-4 · #89B5C4 · ΔE 3.75 · LRV 42
PPG1240-4 · #6BB3E0 · ΔE 5.16 · LRV 41

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.41
All blue at Dutch Boy →
235-5DB · #88B6C9 · ΔE 2.41 · LRV 43
137-5DB · #76BBDD · ΔE 2.63 · LRV 45
236-4DB · #85B0C4 · ΔE 2.79 · LRV 40
136-4DB · #67B5CE · ΔE 3.77 · LRV 40
140-4DB · #85AED0 · ΔE 5.52 · LRV 40
HGSW 1374 · #7DB5D3 · ΔE 1.45 · LRV 42
HGSW 6801 · #7DB5D3 · ΔE 1.45 · LRV 42
HGSW 2365 · #85B0C4 · ΔE 2.79 · LRV 40
HGSW 6507 · #85B0C4 · ΔE 2.79 · LRV 40
HGSW 1344 · #71B8C7 · ΔE 5.79 · LRV 42

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.48
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5807 · #8DBBD1 · ΔE 2.48 · LRV 42
DEFD55 · #81B0BB · ΔE 5.59 · LRV 40
DE5780 · #5AB5CB · ΔE 5.96 · LRV 37
DE5878 · #8FAACA · ΔE 8.75 · LRV 36
DE5738 · #6DBAC0 · ΔE 9.6 · LRV 39

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.96
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-89 · #8CA8B4 · ΔE 6.96 · LRV 37
JG-77 · #8FB4B2 · ΔE 10.91 · LRV 42
JG-01 · #A8B6B4 · ΔE 13 · LRV 45
JG-162 · #AAB0AD · ΔE 15.26 · LRV 43
JG-64 · #A6BEB3 · ΔE 15.97 · LRV 48

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.5
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 89 · #A1B8CA · ΔE 7.5 · LRV 46
NO. 210 · #A1C5C8 · ΔE 9.69 · LRV 52
NO. 27 · #B2BFC5 · ΔE 11.61 · LRV 51
NO. 82 · #99B0AB · ΔE 13.01 · LRV 41
NO. 214 · #84B59C · ΔE 20.9 · LRV 40

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.06
All blue at Diamond Vogel →
0652 · #95BBD2 · ΔE 4.06 · LRV 47
0660 · #5DB5D5 · ΔE 4.1 · LRV 40
0666 · #93BAC5 · ΔE 5.54 · LRV 46
0645 · #93B3CE · ΔE 5.82 · LRV 43
0596 · #9AAFD2 · ΔE 11.05 · LRV 42

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.64
All blue at Hirshfield's →
0652 · #8DB8D0 · ΔE 2.64 · LRV 47
0645 · #8DB1CE · ΔE 5.21 · LRV 44
H0053 · #64B0DC · ΔE 5.21 · LRV 38
0666 · #8EB9C4 · ΔE 5.37 · LRV 46
0596 · #95AED1 · ΔE 9.79 · LRV 43

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.41
All blue at Rodda →
R086 · #9EC1CD · ΔE 6.41 · LRV 50
R087 · #A0AEB8 · ΔE 10.12 · LRV 42
R080 · #94A5AB · ΔE 10.37 · LRV 37
CA190 · #A2B6B4 · ΔE 11.99 · LRV 44
Ebb
R092 · #A7AEB0 · ΔE 13.38 · LRV 42

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.16
All blue at C2 Paint →
BD22 · #8BBCDA · ΔE 3.16 · LRV 47
BD23 · #71B2C4 · ΔE 4.34 · LRV 39
C2-749 · #8FADC5 · ΔE 6 · LRV 40
BD19 · #9BB7C2 · ΔE 6.61 · LRV 45
C2-767 · #8BA7C8 · ΔE 8.95 · LRV 37

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.91
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-LT-38 · #90A6AE · ΔE 8.91 · LRV 36
PNT100-MD-73 · #ADBECB · ΔE 9.79 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-44 · #90B5B3 · ΔE 10.9 · LRV 42
PNT100-MD-43 · #9AB0AB · ΔE 13.11 · LRV 41
PNT100-DP-78 · #99AAA4 · ΔE 14.39 · LRV 38

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.11
All blue at Portola Paints →
ILLUSION · #ADC7DF · ΔE 9.11 · LRV 55
COSTA · #AABEBF · ΔE 11.23 · LRV 49
TWIN PEAKS · #929EA5 · ΔE 12.19 · LRV 33
ABERDEEN · #B2B4AA · ΔE 19.21 · LRV 45
MAGIC POTION · #BAB5BD · ΔE 21.16 · LRV 47

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.11
All blue at Annie Sloan →
LOUIS BLUE · #AEBECB · ΔE 10.11 · LRV 50
SVENSKA BLUE · #A4BEB7 · ΔE 13.94 · LRV 48
PROVENCE · #79A29A · ΔE 15.09 · LRV 32
CHICAGO GREY · #BABAB9 · ΔE 16.83 · LRV 49
DUCK EGG BLUE · #99AB9D · ΔE 18 · LRV 38

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.81
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO · #A4C2D2 · ΔE 6.81 · LRV 51
BD-UD · #A4B5BB · ΔE 9.87 · LRV 41
BD-NU · #A4A89F · ΔE 18.46 · LRV 38
BD-LF · #A4AB95 · ΔE 22.81 · LRV 35
BD-CT · #A89E8A · ΔE 25.31 · LRV 33

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.39
All blue at Rust-Oleum →
371675 · #8CA8A9 · ΔE 10.39 · LRV 36
285139 · #ACCECD · ΔE 12.4 · LRV 57
285143 · #B6B9BE · ΔE 14.88 · LRV 48
285141 · #8E948A · ΔE 20.24 · LRV 29
371674 · #A5A78F · ΔE 24.32 · LRV 38

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.64
All blue at Kompozit →
0652 · #8DB8D0 · ΔE 2.64 · LRV 44
0645 · #8DB1CE · ΔE 5.21 · LRV 42
0666 · #8EB9C4 · ΔE 5.37 · LRV 44
0624 · #9AAEC0 · ΔE 8.27 · LRV 41
0596 · #95AED1 · ΔE 9.79 · LRV 41

Similar Glidden colors

closest in the Glidden deck

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

70BG 41/201 · LRV 41
PPG1151-4 · LRV 42
90BG 43/171 · LRV 43
10BB 43/206 · LRV 43
PPG1157-4 · LRV 38
PPG1240-4 · LRV 41

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #7EB6D0 in HSL space. Pair Harbor Sky with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#7EB6D0 + #D0987E
TRIADIC
#7EB6D0 · #D07EB6 · #B6D07E
ANALOGOUS
#7ED0C1 · #7EB6D0 · #7E8DD0

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.21:1 fail
Sample text on black
9.49:1 AAA

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

Glidden Harbor Sky Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Harbor Sky 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 PPG1238-4 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Harbor Sky

Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Regale Blue (SW 6801), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.45). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 42 vs 42) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Harbor Sky without repainting risk. See the full Regale Blue swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Harbor Sky

At Behr, the closest color to Harbor Sky is Simply Posh (MQ5-55) — very close at ΔE 3.04, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 43 vs 42) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Simply Posh swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Harbor Sky

The closest Benjamin Moore equivalent of Harbor Sky is Athenian Blue (773). At ΔE 0.92 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and runs slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 42). If Benjamin Moore is your counter, order Athenian Blue and you'll get the same color. See the full Athenian Blue swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Harbor Sky

At Valspar, the closest color to Harbor Sky is Water Fountain (5001-10A) — very close at ΔE 2.6, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 42.3 vs 42) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Water Fountain swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Harbor Sky

The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Harbor Sky is Harbor Sky (PPG1238-4). At ΔE 0.37 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 42 vs 42). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Harbor Sky and you'll get the same color. See the full Harbor Sky swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Harbor Sky

At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Harbor Sky is Skippered Blue (235-5DB) — very close at ΔE 2.41, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 43 vs 42) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Skippered Blue swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Harbor Sky

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Stone Mountain Blue (HGSW 1374), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.45). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 42 vs 42) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Harbor Sky without repainting risk. See the full Stone Mountain Blue swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Harbor Sky

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Harbor Sky is Bonnie Blue (DE5807) — very close at ΔE 2.48, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 42 vs 42) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Bonnie Blue swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Harbor Sky

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Harbor Sky — the nearest deck color, Morning Calm (JG-77), is clearly different (ΔE 10.91). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1238-4 instead. See the full Morning Calm swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Harbor Sky

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Harbor Sky — the nearest deck color, Lulworth Blue (NO. 89), is clearly different (ΔE 7.5). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1238-4 instead. See the full Lulworth Blue swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Harbor Sky

Diamond Vogel doesn't make a true equivalent of Harbor Sky — the nearest deck color, Calm Tint (0645), is clearly different (ΔE 5.82). For an exact match, any Diamond Vogel retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1238-4 instead. See the full Calm Tint swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Harbor Sky

At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Harbor Sky is Mountain Main (0652) — very close at ΔE 2.64, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 42) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Mountain Main swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Harbor Sky

Rodda doesn't make a true equivalent of Harbor Sky — the nearest deck color, Sheer Clouds (R087), is clearly different (ΔE 10.12). For an exact match, any Rodda retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1238-4 instead. See the full Sheer Clouds swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Harbor Sky

C2 Paint has no exact twin of Harbor Sky. The nearest is Virginia Morn (BD23) at ΔE 4.34 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 39 vs 42). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Virginia Morn swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Harbor Sky

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Harbor Sky — the nearest deck color, Vacay (PNT100-LT-44), is clearly different (ΔE 10.9). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1238-4 instead. See the full Vacay swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Harbor Sky

Portola Paints doesn't make a true equivalent of Harbor Sky — the nearest deck color, Costa (COSTA), is clearly different (ΔE 11.23). For an exact match, any Portola Paints retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1238-4 instead. See the full Costa swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Harbor Sky

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Harbor Sky — the nearest deck color, Louis Blue (LOUIS BLUE), is clearly different (ΔE 10.11). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1238-4 instead. See the full Louis Blue swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Harbor Sky

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Harbor Sky — the nearest deck color, Underdog (BD-UD), is clearly different (ΔE 9.87). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1238-4 instead. See the full Underdog swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Harbor Sky

Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Harbor Sky — the nearest deck color, Blue Harbor (371675), is clearly different (ΔE 10.39). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1238-4 instead. See the full Blue Harbor swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Harbor Sky

At Kompozit, the closest color to Harbor Sky is Mountain Main (0652) — very close at ΔE 2.64, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 42) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Mountain Main swatch →

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