Color spec
| Brand | Dutch Boy |
| Name | Baby Love |
| SKU | 134-1DB |
| Hex | #D9EEEE |
| RGB | 217, 238, 238 |
| HSL | 180°, 38%, 89% |
| LRV | 82 |
| Undertone | blue-green / cool |
| Family | Gray |
About Dutch Boy Baby Love
Baby Love is very light — LRV 82, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its teal 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Baby Love shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
Closest matches at every US brand
13 brands · top 5 each5 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 gray from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Dunn-Edwards
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Kompozit
Diamond Vogel
Clare
C2 Paint
Farrow & Ball
Magnolia Home
Backdrop
Similar Dutch Boy colors
closest in the Dutch Boy deckThe nearest shades to Baby Love within Dutch Boy'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 #D9EEEE in HSL space. Pair Baby Love 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.
Dutch Boy Baby Love Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Baby Love 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 Dutch Boy 134-1DB directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Baby Love
The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Baby Love is Water Squirt (SW 7132). At ΔE 0.92 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 80 vs 82). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Water Squirt and you'll get the same color. See the full Water Squirt swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Baby Love
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Icing on the Cake (2049-70), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.45). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 82) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Baby Love without repainting risk. See the full Icing on the Cake swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Baby Love
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Sparkling River (DE5763), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.85). It runs noticeably darker (LRV 75 vs 82) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Baby Love without repainting risk. See the full Sparkling River swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Baby Love
Valspar's nearest match is Visionary (8007-3G), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.93). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 82) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Baby Love without repainting risk. See the full Visionary swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Baby Love
At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Baby Love is Free Spirit (PPG1233-1) — very close at ΔE 2.11, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 82) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Free Spirit swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Baby Love
At Kompozit, the closest color to Baby Love is Roman White (0656) — very close at ΔE 2.11, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 82) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Roman White swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Baby Love
At Behr, the closest color to Baby Love is Cool Sky (530E-2) — very close at ΔE 2.21, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 83 vs 82) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cool Sky swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Baby Love
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Baby Love is Roman White (0656) — very close at ΔE 2.41, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 82) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Roman White swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Baby Love
C2 Paint has no exact twin of Baby Love. The nearest is Nuance (C2-724) at ΔE 4.37 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 83 vs 82). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Nuance swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Baby Love
Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Baby Love — the nearest deck color, Cabbage White (NO. 269), is clearly different (ΔE 5.7). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 134-1DB instead. See the full Cabbage White swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Baby Love
Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Baby Love — the nearest deck color, Chill (PNT100-LT-06), is clearly different (ΔE 6.52). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 134-1DB instead. See the full Chill swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Baby Love
Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Baby Love — the nearest deck color, Cloudy Gray (JG-115), is clearly different (ΔE 6.97). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 134-1DB instead. See the full Cloudy Gray swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Baby Love
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Baby Love — the nearest deck color, Jane (BD-JA), is clearly different (ΔE 9.59). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 134-1DB instead. See the full Jane swatch →