Blue Wood Aster
243-1DB · #D8DDE6 · LRV 72 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Blue Wood Aster, Really?
Blue Wood Aster reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 243-1DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blue Wood Aster
Blue Wood Aster 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Blue Wood Aster
At LRV 72, Blue Wood Aster 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 Blue Wood Aster 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 Dutch Boy 243-1DB 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 | Wishful BlueSW 6813 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Mirror BallN550-1 · Behr | 1.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Violet Dusk1409 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Highland Winds8004-45A · Valspar | 0.9 | 73 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Blustery DayPPG1164-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.8 | 72 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Irradiant IrisPPG1171-3 · Glidden | 0.6 | 73 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Blue Wood Aster within Dutch Boy'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 #D8DDE6 in HSL space. Pair Blue Wood Aster with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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