Icy Lilac
90BB 74/038 · #E1DEE7 · LRV 74 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1French Lilac56
- 2Lavender Mist63
- 3Icy Lilac74
- 4Misty Lilac79
- 5Barely Pink87
What Color Is Icy Lilac, Really?
Icy Lilac reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 90BB 74/038 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Icy Lilac
Icy Lilac 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Icy Lilac
At LRV 74, Icy Lilac is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its violet 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 Icy Lilac 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 90BB 74/038 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 | ElationSW 6827 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.5 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Not Quite PurpleM100-1A · Behr | 3.0 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sugarplum1394 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Soft Silk7004-2 · Valspar | 2.5 | 74.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Orchid LanePPG1176-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Arctic Violet143-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Icy Lilac 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 #E1DEE7 in HSL space. Pair Icy Lilac with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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