North Beach
50BG 72/011 · #DCDDE0 · LRV 72 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Superwhite0
- 2Silver Lake67
- 3North Beach72
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is North Beach, Really?
North Beach reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 50BG 72/011 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for North Beach
North Beach 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes North Beach
At LRV 72, North Beach 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 North Beach 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 50BG 72/011 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 | Blue IrisSW 9687 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Script WhiteN540-1 · Behr | 0.8 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pearl River871 · Benjamin Moore | 2.6 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Respite8004-47A · Valspar | 0.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Wayward WindsPPG1043-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 73 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Foamy Water342-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to North Beach 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 #DCDDE0 in HSL space. Pair North Beach with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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