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DUTCH BOY · 137-3DB

Dutch Boy Blue Fin#B6D6E3 · LRV 64

Blue Fin reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dutch Boy 137-3DB actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

DUTCH BOY BLUE FIN
RGB 182, 214, 227 LRV 64

Color spec

Brand Dutch Boy
Name Blue Fin
SKU 137-3DB
Hex #B6D6E3
RGB 182, 214, 227
HSL 197°, 45%, 80%
LRV 64
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Blue

About Dutch Boy Blue Fin

At LRV 64, Blue Fin is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Blue Fin 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 at every US brand

13 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.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.83
All blue at Benjamin Moore →
2062-60 · #B3D3E1 · ΔE 0.83 · LRV 62
793 · #B9D9E7 · ΔE 0.84 · LRV 66
799 · #B7D4E2 · ΔE 1.21 · LRV 63
1675 · #BCD4DD · ΔE 2.33 · LRV 63
CC-788 · #BCD4DD · ΔE 2.33 · LRV 63

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.11
All blue at Behr →
PPU14-16 · #B8D4E0 · ΔE 1.11 · LRV 63
S510-2 · #B0D6E4 · ΔE 1.52 · LRV 63
N490-2 · #BCD5DB · ΔE 2.98 · LRV 63
560E-3 · #BAD8DE · ΔE 2.99 · LRV 65
S530-2 · #B5D5EC · ΔE 4.13 · LRV 63

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.37
All blue at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5806 · #B1D3E3 · ΔE 1.37 · LRV 57
DE5785 · #B3D8E5 · ΔE 1.41 · LRV 60
DE5792 · #C2D7DF · ΔE 3.29 · LRV 61
DE5813 · #BED3E1 · ΔE 3.72 · LRV 58
DE5869 · #C2D2E0 · ΔE 5.52 · LRV 58

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.43
All blue at Kompozit →
0650 · #BCD7E2 · ΔE 1.43 · LRV 65
0643 · #B9D1DD · ΔE 2.46 · LRV 61
0665 · #BBDADE · ΔE 4.05 · LRV 66
0608 · #BAD1E9 · ΔE 6.43 · LRV 62
0593 · #C4D3E5 · ΔE 6.96 · LRV 64

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.55
All blue at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6800 · #B0D6E6 · ΔE 1.55 · LRV 63
SW 6956 · #B0D8E7 · ΔE 1.93 · LRV 64
SW 6505 · #C2DAE0 · ΔE 3.31 · LRV 67
SW 6952 · #A7D8E8 · ΔE 3.87 · LRV 63
SW 6960 · #BBD0E3 · ΔE 5.29 · LRV 61

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.02
All blue at Valspar →
8001-40B · #B2DAE9 · ΔE 2.02 · LRV 65
8002-41A · #B8D7DE · ΔE 2.58 · LRV 64
4008-5A · #BED5DE · ΔE 2.58 · LRV 63.9
5002-9B · #AED9E7 · ΔE 2.75 · LRV 64.3
4007-7B · #B4D4E8 · ΔE 2.96 · LRV 62.5

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.06
All blue at Diamond Vogel →
0651 · #AECFDF · ΔE 2.06 · LRV 59
0650 · #C1D9E3 · ΔE 2.45 · LRV 66
0643 · #BDD2DE · ΔE 3.35 · LRV 62
0665 · #BEDADE · ΔE 3.89 · LRV 66
0587 · #C6D1E1 · ΔE 7.98 · LRV 63

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.3
All blue at C2 Paint →
C2-752 · #B7D4E5 · ΔE 2.3 · LRV 63
C2-737 · #BFDCE0 · ΔE 4.06 · LRV 68
C2-753 · #C4D8E8 · ΔE 4.72 · LRV 67
C2-787 · #C6D2DD · ΔE 6.51 · LRV 63
C2-770 · #C5D1DC · ΔE 6.52 · LRV 63

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.63
All blue at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1237-3 · #ADD7EA · ΔE 2.63 · LRV 63
PPG1150-3 · #B6D7DE · ΔE 2.81 · LRV 64
PPG1158-2 · #C2D8E4 · ΔE 3.12 · LRV 66
1161-2 · #BED1E1 · ΔE 4.97 · LRV 62
PPG1161-2 · #BED1E1 · ΔE 4.97 · LRV 62

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.41
All blue at Clare →
PNT100-LT-36 · #C2DADD · ΔE 4.41 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-35 · #B9CDC8 · ΔE 8.36 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-10 · #C1CAC5 · ΔE 10.04 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-31 · #CED0D3 · ΔE 10.33 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-46 · #C1CFC2 · ΔE 12.34 · LRV 60

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.11
All blue at Magnolia Home →
JG-88 · #AFCACD · ΔE 5.11 · LRV 56
JG-93 · #C1C6CE · ΔE 9.55 · LRV 56
JG-74 · #CCD0CE · ΔE 10.28 · LRV 62
JG-13 · #C9CEC4 · ΔE 12.71 · LRV 61
JG-98 · #D4CDD0 · ΔE 16.3 · LRV 62

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.12
All blue at Backdrop →
BD-LO · #A4C2D2 · ΔE 5.12 · LRV 51
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 17.58 · LRV 65
BD-CC · #E5DCC4 · ΔE 19.79 · LRV 73
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 23.86 · LRV 60
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 29.97 · LRV 53

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.06
All blue at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 235 · #D1DADB · ΔE 8.06 · LRV 69
NO. 205 · #C9CFCD · ΔE 9.62 · LRV 61
NO. 236 · #C0CDC2 · ΔE 11.68 · LRV 59
NO. 277 · #D4D4D2 · ΔE 11.83 · LRV 66
NO. 9814 · #CDD1C7 · ΔE 12.91 · LRV 63

Similar Dutch Boy colors

closest in the Dutch Boy deck

The nearest shades to Blue Fin within Dutch Boy's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

237-3DB · LRV 64
139-3DB · LRV 64
335-2DB · LRV 64
235-3DB · LRV 66
136-3DB · LRV 61
234-3DB · LRV 66

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #B6D6E3 in HSL space. Pair Blue Fin with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B6D6E3 + #E3C3B6
TRIADIC
#B6D6E3 · #E3B6D6 · #D6E3B6
ANALOGOUS
#B6E3D9 · #B6D6E3 · #B6C0E3

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.53:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.72:1 AAA

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

Dutch Boy Blue Fin Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Blue Fin 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 137-3DB directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Behr Equivalent of Blue Fin

Behr's nearest match is Millstream (PPU14-16), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.11). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Fin without repainting risk. See the full Millstream swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Blue Fin

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Mediterranean Breeze (799), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.21). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Fin without repainting risk. See the full Mediterranean Breeze swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Blue Fin

Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Glacier Point (DE5785), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.41). It runs slightly darker (LRV 60 vs 64) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Fin without repainting risk. See the full Glacier Point swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Blue Fin

Kompozit's nearest match is Bridgewater Bay (0650), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.43). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 64) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Fin without repainting risk. See the full Bridgewater Bay swatch →

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Blue Fin

Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Something Blue (SW 6800), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.55). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Blue Fin without repainting risk. See the full Something Blue swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Blue Fin

At C2 Paint, the closest color to Blue Fin is Thermal (C2-752) — very close at ΔE 2.3, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Thermal swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Blue Fin

At Valspar, the closest color to Blue Fin is Easy Breezy (8002-41A) — very close at ΔE 2.58, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 64) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Easy Breezy swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Blue Fin

At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Blue Fin is Everglade Mist (PPG1150-3) — very close at ΔE 2.81, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 64) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Everglade Mist swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Blue Fin

At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Blue Fin is Abstract Idea (0643) — very close at ΔE 3.35, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 62 vs 64) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Abstract Idea swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Blue Fin

Clare has no exact twin of Blue Fin. The nearest is Nairobi Blue (PNT100-LT-36) at ΔE 4.41 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 64). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Nairobi Blue swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Blue Fin

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Fin — the nearest deck color, Skylight (NO. 205), is clearly different (ΔE 9.62). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 137-3DB instead. See the full Skylight swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Blue Fin

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Fin — the nearest deck color, Dark Moon (JG-74), is clearly different (ΔE 10.28). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 137-3DB instead. See the full Dark Moon swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Blue Fin

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Blue Fin — the nearest deck color, Real Real (BD-RR), is clearly different (ΔE 17.58). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 137-3DB instead. See the full Real Real swatch →

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