Aster Petal
PPG1166-2 · #D4DAE1 · LRV 70 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Aster Petal, Really?
Aster Petal reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1166-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Aster Petal
Aster Petal 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 Aster Petal
At LRV 70, Aster Petal 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 Aster Petal 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 PPG / Glidden PPG1166-2 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 | Starry NightSW 6540 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | So Blue-berryS540-1 · Behr | 2.5 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Violet Sparkle1422 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Shady LadyV137-1 · Valspar | 0.9 | 69.1 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Aster PetalPPG1166-2 · Glidden | 0.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Wales Gray436-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.1 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Aster Petal within PPG / 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 #D4DAE1 in HSL space. Pair Aster Petal with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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