Palest Morning Blue
70BG 68/038 · #D2D8DE · LRV 68 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Palest Morning Blue, Really?
Palest Morning Blue reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 70BG 68/038 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Palest Morning Blue
Palest Morning 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 Palest Morning Blue
At LRV 68, Palest Morning 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 Palest Morning 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 68/038 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 | Hinting BlueSW 6519 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.7 | 68 | Color page → |
| Behr | Will O The WispMQ3-59 · Behr | 2.7 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Violet Sparkle1422 · Benjamin Moore | 2.2 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Dawn's Early LightT641 · Valspar | 1.1 | 68.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Twinkle BluePPG1165-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Frosted Silver435-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.7 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Palest Morning 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 #D2D8DE in HSL space. Pair Palest Morning Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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