Lilac Time
30RB 59/088 · #A4ABBF · LRV 59 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3Lilac Time59
- 4After Rain68
- 5Bashful Blue74
What Color Is Lilac Time, Really?
Lilac Time reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 30RB 59/088 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lilac Time
Lilac Time 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 Lilac Time
At LRV 59, Lilac Time 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 Lilac Time 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 30RB 59/088 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 | Modern LavenderSW 9688 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.6 | 40 | Color page → |
| Behr | UpscaleMQ5-13 · Behr | 1.2 | 41 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Central Mauve1412 · Benjamin Moore | 3.9 | 40 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Bonnie Blue8003-47C · Valspar | 2.2 | 41 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Lilac TimePPG1168-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 41 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Alchemist Blue339-3DB · Dutch Boy | 4.3 | 42 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Lilac Time 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 #A4ABBF in HSL space. Pair Lilac Time with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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