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Blustery Wind

DE6304 · #B6C5C1 · LRV 50 · cool blue-green tone

DE6304 · #B6C5C1 · LRV 50 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

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Blustery Wind
DUNN-EDWARDS · DE6304 · #B6C5C1
Brand · codeDunn-EdwardsDE6304 · all Dunn-Edwards grays
LRV50Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool blue-green tone
FamilyGray
Hex · RGB · HSL#B6C5C1 · 182, 197, 193 · 164°, 11%, 74%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Retreat21
  2. 2Stardew43
  3. 3Blustery Wind50
  4. 4Upward57
  5. 5Sea Salt63
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Blustery Wind, Really?

Blustery Wind reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE6304 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Blustery Wind

Blustery Wind 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Blustery Wind

At LRV 50, Blustery Wind 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Blustery Wind 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Dunn-Edwards DE6304 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors

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

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Blustery Wind · 11.7 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Blustery Wind · 1.8 : 1 · fails for text

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 #B6C5C1 in HSL space. Pair Blustery Wind with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B6C5C1 + #C5B6BA
TRIADIC
#B6C5C1 · #C1B6C5 · #C5C1B6
ANALOGOUS
#B6C5BA · #B6C5C1 · #B6C2C5

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