Color spec
| Brand | Dutch Boy |
| Name | Cooled Breeze |
| SKU | 136-1DB |
| Hex | #E2ECEA |
| RGB | 226, 236, 234 |
| HSL | 168°, 21%, 91% |
| LRV | 82 |
| Undertone | blue-green / cool |
| Family | Gray |
About Dutch Boy Cooled Breeze
Cooled Breeze 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.
Cooled Breeze 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.
Benjamin Moore
Behr
C2 Paint
PPG / Glidden
Valspar
Dunn-Edwards
Sherwin-Williams
Kompozit
Diamond Vogel
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Magnolia Home
Backdrop
Similar Dutch Boy colors
closest in the Dutch Boy deckThe nearest shades to Cooled Breeze 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 #E2ECEA in HSL space. Pair Cooled Breeze 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 Cooled Breeze Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Cooled Breeze 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 136-1DB directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Cooled Breeze
The closest Benjamin Moore equivalent of Cooled Breeze is Tulle Skirt (2135-70). At ΔE 0.49 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 81 vs 82). If Benjamin Moore is your counter, order Tulle Skirt and you'll get the same color. See the full Tulle Skirt swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Cooled Breeze
The closest Behr equivalent of Cooled Breeze is Ash White (W-F-520). At ΔE 0.6 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 83 vs 82). If Behr is your counter, order Ash White and you'll get the same color. See the full Ash White swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Cooled Breeze
The closest C2 Paint equivalent of Cooled Breeze is Nuance (C2-724). At ΔE 0.77 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 83 vs 82). If C2 Paint is your counter, order Nuance and you'll get the same color. See the full Nuance swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Cooled Breeze
Valspar's nearest match is Fluffy Slippers (7004-5), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.22). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 83.4 vs 82) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Cooled Breeze without repainting risk. See the full Fluffy Slippers swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Cooled Breeze
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Morning Song (PPG1034-1), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.27). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 82) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Cooled Breeze without repainting risk. See the full Morning Song swatch →
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Cooled Breeze
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Faraway Blue (SW 7133), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.29). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 82) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Cooled Breeze without repainting risk. See the full Faraway Blue swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Cooled Breeze
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Mist Spirit (DE6302), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.45). It runs noticeably darker (LRV 76 vs 82) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Cooled Breeze without repainting risk. See the full Mist Spirit swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Cooled Breeze
Kompozit's nearest match is Aquafir (0635), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.53). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 82) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Cooled Breeze without repainting risk. See the full Aquafir swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Cooled Breeze
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Roman White (0656), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.54). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 82) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Cooled Breeze without repainting risk. See the full Roman White swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Cooled Breeze
Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Cabbage White (NO. 269), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.89). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 82) and carries a near-white undertone, so it substitutes for Cooled Breeze without repainting risk. See the full Cabbage White swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Cooled Breeze
At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Cooled Breeze is Cloudy Gray (JG-115) — very close at ΔE 3.09, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 80 vs 82) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cloudy Gray swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Cooled Breeze
Clare has no exact twin of Cooled Breeze. The nearest is Classic (PNT100-LT-12) at ΔE 4.54 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 82). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Classic swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Cooled Breeze
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Cooled Breeze — the nearest deck color, Jane (BD-JA), is clearly different (ΔE 5.93). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 136-1DB instead. See the full Jane swatch →