Cathedral Spire
423-2DB · #C1BCA7 · LRV 50 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Cathedral Spire50
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Cathedral Spire, Really?
Cathedral Spire reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 423-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cathedral Spire
Cathedral Spire 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Cathedral Spire
At LRV 50, Cathedral Spire is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Cathedral Spire 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 423-2DB 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 | GrasslandSW 6163 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Celery PowderPPU8-18 · Behr | 1.5 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Senora Gray1530 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 48 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mother Nature8004-26C · Valspar | 2.3 | 51 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Dancing DolphinPPG1102-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.9 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sacred Olive Green70YY 49/106 · Glidden | 1.0 | 49 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Cathedral Spire 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 #C1BCA7 in HSL space. Pair Cathedral Spire with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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