Light Azure
DE5842 · #92CBF1 · LRV 51 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wolf Gray21
- 2Resolute Blue40
- 3Light Azure51
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Light Azure, Really?
Light Azure reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5842 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Light Azure
Light Azure 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.
How Lighting Changes Light Azure
At LRV 51, Light Azure 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 Light Azure 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 DE5842 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 | Porch CeilingSW 9063 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.7 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Bayou570B-4 · Behr | 1.8 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Grandma's Sweater787 · Benjamin Moore | 3.5 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Bluish4006-9C · Valspar | 2.3 | 54.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sweet DreamsPPG1241-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.1 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Blue Chiffon77BG 57/234 · Glidden | 1.1 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Light Azure 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 #92CBF1 in HSL space. Pair Light Azure with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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