Globe Thistle
PPG1246-3 · #C8D1E8 · LRV 64 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3Globe Thistle64
- 4Bashful Blue74
- 5Icy Bay83
What Color Is Globe Thistle, Really?
Globe Thistle reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1246-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Globe Thistle
Globe Thistle 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 Globe Thistle
At LRV 64, Globe Thistle 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 Globe Thistle 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 PPG1246-3 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 | BreathtakingSW 6814 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.7 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | Garden FairyP540-2 · Behr | 1.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | English Hyacinth1417 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Eventide8001-47B · Valspar | 3.8 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Globe ThistlePPG1246-3 · Glidden | 0.7 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Hushed Violet241-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Globe Thistle 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 #C8D1E8 in HSL space. Pair Globe Thistle with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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