Blue Pearl
PPG1157-2 · #C5D8E2 · LRV 66 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Palladian Blue60
- 3Blue Pearl66
- 4Drizzle71
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Blue Pearl, Really?
Blue Pearl reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1157-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blue Pearl
Blue Pearl 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 Pearl
At LRV 66, Blue Pearl 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 Pearl 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 PPG1157-2 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 | BalmySW 6512 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | Distant ShoreS500-1 · Behr | 1.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bright and Early834 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Soft BlueV107-1 · Valspar | 0.7 | 66.8 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Blue PearlPPG1157-2 · Glidden | 0.4 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Slighted Blue238-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.5 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Blue Pearl 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 #C5D8E2 in HSL space. Pair Blue Pearl with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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