Pool Party
79BG 53/259 · #8CC5E9 · LRV 53 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Williamsburg Wedgwood Blue28
- 2Resolute Blue40
- 3Pool Party53
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Pool Party, Really?
Pool Party reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 79BG 53/259 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pool Party
Pool Party 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 Pool Party
At LRV 53, Pool Party 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 Pool Party 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 79BG 53/259 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 | Sky FallSW 9049 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.1 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | RhodesP510-3 · Behr | 1.5 | 49 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Faded Denim795 · Benjamin Moore | 2.6 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Endless BlueP108 · Valspar | 1.5 | 49.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sweet DreamsPPG1241-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.3 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Twinkle138-5DB · Dutch Boy | 1.8 | 49 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Pool Party 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 #8CC5E9 in HSL space. Pair Pool Party with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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