Soft Rococo Blue
70BG 44/129 · #99B6C7 · LRV 44 — cool blue tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Smoky Blue15
- 2Wolf Gray21
- 3Soft Rococo Blue44
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Soft Rococo Blue, Really?
Soft Rococo Blue reads as a cool blue tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Glidden 70BG 44/129 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Soft Rococo Blue
Soft Rococo Blue is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Soft Rococo Blue
Soft Rococo Blue sits in the mid-range at LRV 44, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Soft Rococo 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 44/129 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 | RespiteSW 6514 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.1 | 43 | Color page → |
| Behr | Peaceful BlueS470-3 · Behr | 3.0 | 44 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sheer Romance837 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 45 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Glacier BayV108-3 · Valspar | 0.7 | 44 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Always BluePPG1156-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 47 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Valor337-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.0 | 45 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Soft Rococo 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 #99B6C7 in HSL space. Pair Soft Rococo Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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