Mild Wind Blue
70BG 56/061 · #BCC8D1 · LRV 56 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Mild Wind Blue56
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Mild Wind Blue, Really?
Mild Wind Blue reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 70BG 56/061 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mild Wind Blue
Mild Wind Blue 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Mild Wind Blue
At LRV 56, Mild Wind Blue 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 Mild Wind 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 56/061 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 | IcySW 6534 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 56 | Color page → |
| Behr | Journeys EndS520-2 · Behr | 1.2 | 57 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | InstinctAF-575 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Silver Dusk4006-3A · Valspar | 2.3 | 58.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Blue DolphinPPG1041-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Legacy340-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.9 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Mild Wind 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 #BCC8D1 in HSL space. Pair Mild Wind Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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