Heritage Home Blue
70BG 34/055 · #939FA6 · LRV 34 — cool blue tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Black Fox7
- 2Pewter Green12
- 3Heritage Home Blue34
- 4Stardew43
- 5Sea Salt63
What Color Is Heritage Home Blue, Really?
Heritage Home Blue reads as a cool blue tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Glidden 70BG 34/055 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Heritage Home Blue
Heritage Home Blue is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Heritage Home Blue
Heritage Home Blue sits in the mid-range at LRV 34, 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.
Most complaints about Heritage Home Blue 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 34/055 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 | DebonairSW 9139 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 34 | Color page → |
| Behr | Dusty DenimN480-4A · Behr | 1.9 | 34 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | CoastlineAF-570 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 34 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Silver Fox4008-3C · Valspar | 3.5 | 33.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | QuicksilverPPG1041-5 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 34 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Rustic Blue430-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.1 | 35 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Heritage Home Blue 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 #939FA6 in HSL space. Pair Heritage Home Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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