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DUNN-EDWARDS · DE5862

Dunn-Edwards Oh Boy!#BBDAF8 · LRV 67

Oh Boy! reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dunn-Edwards DE5862 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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DUNN-EDWARDS OH BOY!
RGB 187, 218, 248 LRV 67

Color spec

Brand Dunn-Edwards
Name Oh Boy!
SKU DE5862
Hex #BBDAF8
RGB 187, 218, 248
HSL 210°, 81%, 85%
LRV 67
Undertone blue / cool
Family Blue

About Dunn-Edwards Oh Boy!

At LRV 67, Oh Boy! 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.

Oh Boy! 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Fluid Blue
SKU 0602 · #C5D6EB · LRV 66
ΔE 4.19 (noticeable)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 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.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.7
All blue at Behr →
590C-3
#BCDCF9
Mystic River
ΔE 0.7 · LRV 69
580B-4
#B4DBFC
Ocean Dream
ΔE 1.9 · LRV 67
P530-2
#B4DBFF
Promise Keeping
ΔE 2.03 · LRV 68
600C-3
#B8D5F9
Periwinkle Bud
ΔE 2.48 · LRV 65
600E-3
#C4D7F0
Icy Brook
ΔE 3.47 · LRV 67

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.98
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
2067-60
#BCD2ED
Windmill Wings
ΔE 2.98 · LRV
814
#C0D7E8
Jet Stream
ΔE 4.36 · LRV
793
#B9D9E7
Watercolor Blue
ΔE 6.44 · LRV 66
778
#B4DBEA
Skylark Song
ΔE 7.13 · LRV
785
#B7DDEB
Morning Glory
ΔE 7.34 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.06
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
1242-2
#C2D7E9
Touch Of Blue
ΔE 4.06 · LRV 66
1241-2
#C8DDEE
Blue Booties
ΔE 4.48 · LRV 70
1237-3
#AED7EA
Ariel
ΔE 6.12 · LRV 64
1158-2
#C3D9E4
Magic Wand
ΔE 6.74 · LRV 67
1246-3
#C9D1E9
Globe Thistle
ΔE 7.95 · LRV 64

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.38
All blue at Valspar →
V034-1
#BFDAE9
Lingerie Blue
ΔE 5.38 · LRV 67
V069-2
#B9DDEB
New Prince
ΔE 7.03 · LRV 67.8
8002-42A
#B8DFEE
Quiet Nook
ΔE 7.14 · LRV 69
8001-41B
#B2DDED
Lady in Waiting
ΔE 7.43 · LRV 67
V033-1
#B2DDED
Lady in Waiting
ΔE 7.43 · LRV 67

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.72
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6800
#B0D6E6
Something Blue
ΔE 6.72 · LRV 63
SW 6814
#C7D1E2
Breathtaking
ΔE 6.87 · LRV 63
SW 6806
#CCDBE5
Rhythmic Blue
ΔE 7.28 · LRV 69
SW 6799
#C3DFE8
Soar
ΔE 8.13 · LRV 70
SW 6792
#B7DFE8
Minor Blue
ΔE 9.63 · LRV 69

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.05
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 8.05 · LRV 51
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 19.12 · LRV 86
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 22.16 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 24.82 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 25.49 · LRV 60

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.01
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-LT-56
#D2E4E8
Frozen
ΔE 10.01 · LRV 75
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 10.45 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 11.86 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-34
#D5E2DD
Headspace
ΔE 14.32 · LRV 74
PNT100-LT-07
#D6D7D2
Seize The Gray
ΔE 15.67 · LRV 68

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.42
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-93
#C1C6CE
Cement Pots
ΔE 10.42 · LRV 56
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 13.59 · LRV 62
JG-98
#D4CDD0
In Bloom
ΔE 16.14 · LRV 62
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 16.76 · LRV 73
JG-132
#DAD8D1
Yarn
ΔE 17.15 · LRV 69

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.22
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 12.22 · LRV 70
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 14.13 · LRV 62
NO. 2011
#DDDBD9
Blackened
ΔE 14.62 · LRV 71
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 15.39 · LRV 63
NO. 277
#D9D8D3
Dimpse
ΔE 16.03 · LRV 69

Similar Dunn-Edwards colors

closest in the Dunn-Edwards deck

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

DE5855
Wild Blue Yonder
LRV 66
DE5841
Arctic Paradise
LRV 70
DE5890
Fly a Kite
LRV 69
DE5834
Azure Sky
LRV 69
DE5848
Island View
LRV 69
DE5827
Spring Shower
LRV 66

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #BBDAF8 in HSL space. Pair Oh Boy! with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#BBDAF8 + #F8D9BB
TRIADIC
#BBDAF8 · #F8BBDA · #DAF8BB
ANALOGOUS
#BBF8F8 · #BBDAF8 · #BBBBF8

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.45:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.5:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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