C'est La Vie
PPG1161-2 · #BED1E1 · LRV 62 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3C'est La Vie62
- 4After Rain68
- 5Bashful Blue74
What Color Is C'est La Vie, Really?
C'est La Vie reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1161-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for C'est La Vie
C'est La Vie 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 C'est La Vie
At LRV 62, C'est La Vie 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 C'est La Vie 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 PPG1161-2 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 | Bewitching BlueSW 6960 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.2 | 61 | Color page → |
| Behr | MonetPPU15-17 · Behr | 2.8 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Grand Rapids835 · Benjamin Moore | 3.1 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Faded IndigoV109-2 · Valspar | 1.7 | 61.1 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Bastille Blue90BG 64/101 · Glidden | 0.9 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Blueberry Crème239-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.4 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to C'est La Vie 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 #BED1E1 in HSL space. Pair C'est La Vie with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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