Blue Dolphin
PPG1041-4 · #BCC5CE · LRV 55 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Blue Dolphin55
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Blue Dolphin, Really?
Blue Dolphin reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1041-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blue Dolphin
Blue Dolphin 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 Blue Dolphin
At LRV 55, Blue Dolphin 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 Blue Dolphin 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 PPG1041-4 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 | DaydreamSW 6541 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 54 | Color page → |
| Behr | Flowing BreezeN480-2 · Behr | 3.1 | 55 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | InstinctAF-575 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Steampunk GrayV137-3 · Valspar | 1.0 | 53.9 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Blue DolphinPPG1041-4 · Glidden | 0.5 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Misted Mountain342-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.7 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Blue Dolphin 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 #BCC5CE in HSL space. Pair Blue Dolphin with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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