Sky Diving
PPG1035-2 · #C5D5D7 · LRV 64 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Sky Diving, Really?
Sky Diving reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1035-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sky Diving
Sky Diving 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 Sky Diving
At LRV 64, Sky Diving is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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 Sky Diving 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 PPG1035-2 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 | LullabySW 9136 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.7 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Tranquil SeaPPL-73 · Behr | 1.4 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Fantasy Blue716 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tinsel Beam4005-3A · Valspar | 3.6 | 63.5 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sky DivingPPG1035-2 · Glidden | 0.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Silver Shores430-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.3 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Sky Diving 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 #C5D5D7 in HSL space. Pair Sky Diving with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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