Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Blue Calico |
| SKU | DET585 |
| Hex | #A5CDE1 |
| RGB | 165, 205, 225 |
| HSL | 200°, 50%, 76% |
| LRV | 59 |
| Undertone | blue-green / cool |
| Family | Blue |
About Dunn-Edwards Blue Calico
At LRV 59, Blue Calico 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.
Blue Calico 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.
Closest matches at every US brand
13 brands · top 5 each5 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.
Kompozit
Diamond Vogel
Valspar
Dutch Boy
PPG / Glidden
Sherwin-Williams
Benjamin Moore
Behr
Backdrop
C2 Paint
Magnolia Home
Clare
Farrow & Ball
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Blue Calico within Dunn-Edwards's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A5CDE1 in HSL space. Pair Blue Calico with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Dunn-Edwards Blue Calico Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Blue Calico from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DET585 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Kompozit Equivalent of Blue Calico
Kompozit's nearest match is Soft Blue (0651), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.15). It runs slightly darker (LRV 57 vs 59) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Calico without repainting risk. See the full Soft Blue swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Blue Calico
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Liam Blue (H044), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.2). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 59) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Calico without repainting risk. See the full Liam Blue swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Blue Calico
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Fine Blue (237-4DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.33). It runs slightly darker (LRV 57 vs 59) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Calico without repainting risk. See the full Fine Blue swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Blue Calico
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Flemish Blue (PPG1238-3), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.61). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 59) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Calico without repainting risk. See the full Flemish Blue swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Blue Calico
Valspar's nearest match is Serendipity Blue (V071-1), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.79). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58.6 vs 59) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Calico without repainting risk. See the full Serendipity Blue swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Blue Calico
At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Blue Calico is Crisp Morning Air (780) — very close at ΔE 2.18, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 58 vs 59) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Crisp Morning Air swatch →
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Blue Calico
At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Blue Calico is Vast Sky (SW 6506) — very close at ΔE 2.47, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 55 vs 59) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Vast Sky swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Blue Calico
At Backdrop, the closest color to Blue Calico is Lost in the 80s (BD-LO) — very close at ΔE 3.39, though not an exact twin. It runs noticeably darker (LRV 51 vs 59) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Lost in the 80s swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Blue Calico
Behr has no exact twin of Blue Calico. The nearest is Caspian Tide (PPU14-13) at ΔE 4.3 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 55 vs 59). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Caspian Tide swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Blue Calico
Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Calico — the nearest deck color, Vibrant Horizon (JG-88), is clearly different (ΔE 6.78). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DET585 instead. See the full Vibrant Horizon swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Blue Calico
C2 Paint doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Calico — the nearest deck color, Deep Freeze (C2-769), is clearly different (ΔE 6.88). For an exact match, any C2 Paint retailer can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DET585 instead. See the full Deep Freeze swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Blue Calico
Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Calico — the nearest deck color, Summer Friday (PNT100-LT-37), is clearly different (ΔE 6.91). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DET585 instead. See the full Summer Friday swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Blue Calico
Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Calico — the nearest deck color, Blue Ground (NO. 210), is clearly different (ΔE 7.33). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DET585 instead. See the full Blue Ground swatch →