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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5841

Dunn-Edwards Arctic Paradise#B8DFF8 · LRV 70

Arctic Paradise reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE5841 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS ARCTIC PARADISE
RGB 184, 223, 248 LRV 70

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Arctic Paradise
SKU DE5841
Hex #B8DFF8
RGB 184, 223, 248
HSL 203°, 82%, 85%
LRV 70
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Dunn-Edwards Arctic Paradise

At LRV 70, Arctic Paradise 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.

Arctic Paradise 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Empress Lila
SKU 0636 · #C4DEED · LRV 70
ΔE 3.87 (noticeable)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.43
All blue at Behr →
580C-3
#BEDFF5
Impressionist Sky
ΔE 1.43 · LRV 70
M530-2
#BEE1F4
Skys The Limit
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 71
580B-4
#B4DBFC
Ocean Dream
ΔE 2.93 · LRV 67
590C-3
#BCDCF9
Mystic River
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 69
M510-2
#B3DFF0
Life At Sea
ΔE 3.87 · LRV 69

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.3
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1237-3
#AED7EA
Ariel
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 64
1241-2
#C8DDEE
Blue Booties
ΔE 4.67 · LRV 70
1242-2
#C2D7E9
Touch Of Blue
ΔE 4.78 · LRV 66
1158-2
#C3D9E4
Magic Wand
ΔE 5.55 · LRV 67
1157-2
#C5D9E3
Blue Pearl
ΔE 6.12 · LRV 67

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.93
All blue at Valspar →
8002-42A
#B8DFEE
Quiet Nook
ΔE 3.93 · LRV 69
V069-2
#B9DDEB
New Prince
ΔE 4.07 · LRV 67.8
8001-41B
#B2DDED
Lady in Waiting
ΔE 4.15 · LRV 67
V033-1
#B2DDED
Lady in Waiting
ΔE 4.15 · LRV 67
8002-40B
#B5DFEB
Bright and Breezy
ΔE 5.56 · LRV 69

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.02
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
793
#B9D9E7
Watercolor Blue
ΔE 4.02 · LRV 66
778
#B4DBEA
Skylark Song
ΔE 4.08 · LRV
2060-60
#A9DBEF
Turquoise Haze
ΔE 4.14 · LRV
785
#B7DDEB
Morning Glory
ΔE 4.27 · LRV
2059-60
#AADCEE
Splash
ΔE 4.7 · LRV

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.79
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6799
#C3DFE8
Soar
ΔE 5.79 · LRV 70
SW 6792
#B7DFE8
Minor Blue
ΔE 6.57 · LRV 69
SW 6778
#C6E3E8
Aviary Blue
ΔE 7.57 · LRV 73
SW 6785
#B4E0E7
Quench Blue
ΔE 7.88 · LRV 69
SW 6771
#C2E0E3
Bathe Blue
ΔE 8.45 · LRV 70

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.49
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 7.49 · LRV 51
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 18.35 · LRV 86
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 21.4 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 23.67 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 23.73 · LRV 84

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.42
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 8.42 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-56
#D2E4E8
Frozen
ΔE 8.5 · LRV 75
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 12.5 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-34
#D5E2DD
Headspace
ΔE 12.92 · LRV 74
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 15.33 · LRV 68

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.88
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 11.88 · LRV 70
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 13.86 · LRV 62
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 14.95 · LRV 71
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 15.81 · LRV 69
NO. 204
#D9DCD2
Pale Powder
ΔE 16.94 · LRV 71

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 13.41
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 13.41 · LRV 62
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 16.16 · LRV 73
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 16.8 · LRV 69
JG-98
#D4CDD0
In Bloom
ΔE 18.14 · LRV 62
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 18.52 · LRV 67

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

The nearest shades to Arctic Paradise within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

DE5834
Azure Sky
LRV 69
DE5862
Oh Boy!
LRV 67
DE5848
Island View
LRV 69
DE5855
Wild Blue Yonder
LRV 66
DE5778
Crystal River
LRV 70
DE5854
Fresh Water
LRV 74

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #B8DFF8 in HSL space. Pair Arctic Paradise with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B8DFF8 + #F8D1B8
TRIADIC
#B8DFF8 · #F8B8DF · #DFF8B8
ANALOGOUS
#B8F8F1 · #B8DFF8 · #B8BFF8

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.4:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.95:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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