Color spec
| Brand | Dunn-Edwards |
| Name | Fly a Kite |
| SKU | DE5890 |
| Hex | #C8DAF5 |
| RGB | 200, 218, 245 |
| HSL | 216°, 69%, 87% |
| LRV | 65 |
| Undertone | cool blue tone |
| Family | Blue |
About Dunn-Edwards Fly a Kite
At LRV 65, Fly a Kite 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.
Fly a Kite 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 by brand
10 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all blue from that brand.
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Kompozit
Similar Dunn-Edwards colors
closest in the Dunn-Edwards deckThe nearest shades to Fly a Kite 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 #C8DAF5 in HSL space. Pair Fly a Kite 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 Fly a Kite Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Fly a Kite 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 DE5890 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Behr Equivalent of Fly a Kite
At Behr, the closest color to Fly a Kite is Sweet Lavender (BIC-08) — very close at ΔE 2.38, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 65) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Sweet Lavender swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Fly a Kite
At Valspar, the closest color to Fly a Kite is Serenity (4005-7B) — very close at ΔE 3.18, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 67.5 vs 65) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Serenity swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Fly a Kite
PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Fly a Kite. The nearest is Blue Booties (1241-2) at ΔE 4.67 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 65). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Blue Booties swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Fly a Kite
Glidden has no exact twin of Fly a Kite. The nearest is Windswept Blue (89BG 70/116) at ΔE 4 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 65). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Windswept Blue swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Fly a Kite
At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Fly a Kite is Graupel (NO. G10) — very close at ΔE 3.03, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 61 vs 65) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Graupel swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Fly a Kite
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Fly a Kite is Fluid Blue (0602) — very close at ΔE 2.18, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 66 vs 65) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Fluid Blue swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Fly a Kite
At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Fly a Kite is Fluid Blue (0602) — very close at ΔE 2.35, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 65) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Fluid Blue swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Fly a Kite
C2 Paint has no exact twin of Fly a Kite. The nearest is Bluetonium (C2-753) at ΔE 4.9 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 65). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Bluetonium swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Fly a Kite
At Kompozit, the closest color to Fly a Kite is Fluid Blue (0602) — very close at ΔE 2.35, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 66 vs 65) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Fluid Blue swatch →