Simply Blue
30BG 64/054 · #C9D5D9 · LRV 64 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Simply Blue, Really?
Simply Blue reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 30BG 64/054 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Simply Blue
Simply 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 Simply Blue
At LRV 64, Simply Blue is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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 Simply 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 30BG 64/054 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 | Mild BlueSW 6533 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Polar FrostPPU14-17A · Behr | 1.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lavender WashCSP-515 · Benjamin Moore | 2.9 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tinsel Beam4005-3A · Valspar | 1.9 | 63.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sky DivingPPG1035-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Iced Iris340-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Simply 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 #C9D5D9 in HSL space. Pair Simply Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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