Peace River
DE5800 · #A8BFCC · LRV 46 — cool blue tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Charcoal Blue19
- 2Resolute Blue40
- 3Peace River46
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Peace River, Really?
Peace River reads as a cool blue tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5800 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Peace River
Peace River is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Peace River
Peace River sits in the mid-range at LRV 46, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Peace River 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 DE5800 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 | Windy BlueSW 6240 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 48 | Color page → |
| Behr | Simply BluePPU15-16 · Behr | 4.2 | 49 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mediterranean Sky1662 · Benjamin Moore | 2.2 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Northern Sky Blue4008-5B · Valspar | 2.4 | 50.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | GracefulPPG1152-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | GracefulPPG1152-3 · Glidden | 0.5 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Peace River 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 #A8BFCC in HSL space. Pair Peace River with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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