Twinkle
PPG1154-4 · #ADC5D2 · LRV 53 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Williamsburg Wedgwood Blue28
- 2Resolute Blue40
- 3Twinkle53
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Twinkle, Really?
Twinkle reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1154-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Twinkle
Twinkle 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 Twinkle
At LRV 53, Twinkle 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 Twinkle 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 PPG1154-4 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 | Honest BlueSW 6520 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.1 | 55 | Color page → |
| Behr | Opal WatersMQ5-50 · Behr | 0.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sea View836 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 54 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sailboat4005-5B · Valspar | 1.0 | 53.1 | Color page → |
| Glidden | TwinklePPG1154-4 · Glidden | 0.4 | 54 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Muted Rain338-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Twinkle 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 #ADC5D2 in HSL space. Pair Twinkle with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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