Dreamy Blue
DE5812 · #D7E6EE · LRV 71 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Dreamy Blue, Really?
Dreamy Blue reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5812 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Dreamy Blue
Dreamy Blue 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Dreamy Blue
At LRV 71, Dreamy Blue 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 Dreamy Blue 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 Dunn-Edwards DE5812 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 | Chapeau VioletSW 7136 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.2 | 78 | Color page → |
| Behr | PermafrostS490-1 · Behr | 2.3 | 78 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweet Bluette813 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 76 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gauzy CalicoM326 · Valspar | 1.7 | 76.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | First LightPPG1241-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 77 | Color page → |
| Glidden | First LightPPG1241-1 · Glidden | 0.8 | 78 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Dreamy Blue within Dunn-Edwards'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 #D7E6EE in HSL space. Pair Dreamy Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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