Glidden

Blue Willow

PPG1145-4

Blue Willow is a pale blue-green gray with a muted, ceramic feel. The green is softened. Use it in bedrooms, breakfast rooms, or a bath with white tile when sage feels too warm.

Its lightness makes the color easy across broad walls. Pair with black accents, pale oak, or cream linen. In shade, it may look more gray than blue-green.

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Color Codes

HEX

#A8BBBA

RGB Decimal

168, 187, 186

RGB Percent

65.9%, 73.3%, 72.9%

HSL

176.8, 12.3%, 69.6%

HSV

176.8, 10.2%, 73.3%

CMYK

10.2%, 0.0%, 0.5%, 26.7%

YIQ

181.2, -11.0, -4.3

XYZ

42.78, 47.41, 53.35

CIE Lab

74.45, -6.69, -1.72

CIE Luv

74.45, -10.27, -1.44

Hunter Lab

68.86, -6.10, -1.61

Decimal

11058106

Blue Willow in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Glidden Blue Willow under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Glidden Blue Willow under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Cyan/Teal

Strength

Low

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

177°

Cyan Family

Lightness

70%

Medium

Saturation

12%

Very Muted

LRV

71.7

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Blue Willow Venus Teal Coney Island Grand Prix

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Blue Willow Urban Raincoat Artemesia Swirling Water

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Blue Willow Magic Potion Coquina Beloved Pink

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Blue Willow Manor Blue Gray Embrace Cosmic

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

Glidden

Blue Willow

Behr

Gray Wool

Glidden

Blue Willow

Valspar

Lagoon Reflection

Glidden

Blue Willow

Behr

Half Sea Fog

Glidden

Blue Willow

Farrow & Ball

Ancona Blue

Glidden

Blue Willow

Behr

Oslo Blue

Glidden

Blue Willow

Valspar

Jolene

Glidden

Blue Willow

Benjamin Moore

Rhine River

Glidden

Blue Willow

Farrow & Ball

Powder Blue

Glidden

Blue Willow

Behr

Intercoastal Gray

Glidden

Blue Willow

Benjamin Moore

Wedgewood Gray

Glidden

Blue Willow

Sherwin Williams

Languid Blue

Glidden

Blue Willow

Behr

Watery

Glidden

Blue Willow

Sherwin Williams

Rain

Glidden

Blue Willow

Sherwin Williams

Hazel

Glidden

Blue Willow

Valspar

Driftwood Blues

Glidden

Blue Willow

Valspar

Grey Brook