Magic Wand
PPG1158-2 · #C2D8E4 · LRV 66 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3Magic Wand66
- 4Bashful Blue74
- 5Icy Bay83
What Color Is Magic Wand, Really?
Magic Wand reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1158-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Magic Wand
Magic Wand 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 Magic Wand
At LRV 66, Magic Wand 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 Magic Wand 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 PPG1158-2 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 | 2.5 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | Distant ShoreS500-1 · Behr | 0.5 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Sky807 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Chapel ChoirV070-1 · Valspar | 0.5 | 66.2 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Clear Summer Sky70BG 66/108 · Glidden | 0.9 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Slighted Blue238-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.7 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Magic Wand 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 #C2D8E4 in HSL space. Pair Magic Wand with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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