Once Upon a Time
R103 · #CBCCD4 · LRV 61 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Once Upon a Time, Really?
Once Upon a Time reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Rodda R103 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time 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 Once Upon a Time
At LRV 61, Once Upon a Time 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 Once Upon a Time 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 Rodda R103 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 | Evening ShadowSW 7662 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Moonlit SnowMQ3-61 · Behr | 1.4 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Misty Memories2118-60 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | El NiñoM210 · Valspar | 1.0 | 61.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pale VioletPPG1168-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pale VioletPPG1168-3 · Glidden | 2.2 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Rodda Colors
The nearest shades to Once Upon a Time within Rodda'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 #CBCCD4 in HSL space. Pair Once Upon a Time with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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