Pale Purple Clouds
30RB 68/084 · #DED3E4 · LRV 68 — cool violet tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1French Lilac56
- 2Lavender Mist63
- 3Pale Purple Clouds68
- 4White Lavender76
- 5Barely Pink87
What Color Is Pale Purple Clouds, Really?
Pale Purple Clouds reads as a cool violet tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 30RB 68/084 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pale Purple Clouds
Pale Purple Clouds 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 Pale Purple Clouds
At LRV 68, Pale Purple Clouds 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 Pale Purple Clouds 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 68/084 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 | Joyful LilacSW 6972 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | MonologueM570-2 · Behr | 0.4 | 68 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lavender Ice2069-60 · Benjamin Moore | 4.3 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Simply Lavender4001-9B · Valspar | 2.6 | 67.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Misty VioletPPG1247-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.9 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Candytuft246-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Pale Purple Clouds 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 #DED3E4 in HSL space. Pair Pale Purple Clouds with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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