Spring Bluebell
48BB 56/162 · #BAC5E4 · LRV 56 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3Spring Bluebell56
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Spring Bluebell, Really?
Spring Bluebell reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 48BB 56/162 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Spring Bluebell
Spring Bluebell 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 Spring Bluebell
At LRV 56, Spring Bluebell 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 Spring Bluebell 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 48BB 56/162 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 | AgapanthusSW 9066 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 56 | Color page → |
| Behr | Canterbury BellsP540-3 · Behr | 1.4 | 55 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Feather Soft1431 · Benjamin Moore | 2.6 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Organza8001-46C · Valspar | 1.4 | 54 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Blue OpalPPG1166-3 · PPG / Glidden | 4.3 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | My Serendipity240-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.3 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Spring Bluebell 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 #BAC5E4 in HSL space. Pair Spring Bluebell with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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