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Dutch Boy Cooled Breeze136-1DB · #E2ECEA · LRV 82

Cooled Breeze reads as a cool blue-green tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the color's details, what Dutch Boy 136-1DB actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

DUTCH BOY COOLED BREEZE
RGB 226, 236, 234LRV 82

Color spec

BrandDutch Boy
NameCooled Breeze
SKU136-1DB
Hex#E2ECEA
RGB226, 236, 234
HSL168°, 21%, 91%
LRV82
Undertonecool blue-green tone
FamilyGray
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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 by brand

16 brands within ΔE 5

The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.29
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7133 · #E5EEEE · ΔE 1.29 · LRV 84
SW 7007 · #E9EBE7 · ΔE 3.49 · LRV 83
SW 9624 · #E7E9E7 · ΔE 3.57 · LRV 81
SW 6995 · #E8EAEA · ΔE 3.94 · LRV 0

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.6
All gray at Behr →
W-F-520 · #E2EDEC · ΔE 0.6 · LRV 83
ICC-92 · #E2EDE9 · ΔE 1.13 · LRV 83
BL-W13 · #E5ECE8 · ΔE 1.45 · LRV 82
PWN-27 · #E4EAE8 · ΔE 1.72 · LRV 81

Benjamin Moore

4,068 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.49
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
2135-70 · #E4EDEB · ΔE 0.49 · LRV 81
845 · #E3EEE8 · ΔE 2.05 · LRV 82
865 · #E4EBE4 · ΔE 2.52 · LRV 80
2124-60 · #E8EBEA · ΔE 3.24 · LRV 81

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.22
All gray at Valspar →
7004-5 · #E4EDED · ΔE 1.22 · LRV 83.4
V160 · #E7EDEA · ΔE 1.72 · LRV 83.6
8007-3G · #DDEDEE · ΔE 2.44 · LRV 82
4005-7A · #E3ECF0 · ΔE 3.23 · LRV 82.3

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.02
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1237-1 · #E2EDED · ΔE 1.02 · LRV 83
PPG1034-1 · #E4EBE8 · ΔE 1.27 · LRV 82
PPG1153-2 · #E2EAEA · ΔE 1.49 · LRV 81
PPG1233-1 · #DEEDED · ΔE 1.98 · LRV 82

Glidden

3,101 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.86
All gray at Glidden →
PPG1034-2 · #DFEBE9 · ΔE 0.86 · LRV 81
PPG1034-1 · #E4ECE9 · ΔE 0.89 · LRV 82
PPG1237-1 · #E3EDED · ΔE 1.05 · LRV 83
PPG1153-2 · #E3EBEA · ΔE 1.07 · LRV 82
HGSW 4051 · #E9EBE7 · ΔE 3.49 · LRV 83
HGSW 7007 · #E9EBE7 · ΔE 3.49 · LRV 83
HGSW 4027 · #ECECE7 · ΔE 4.45 · LRV 84
HGSW 4006 · #EDECE6 · ΔE 4.97 · LRV 84

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.22
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5742 · #E1EEEC · ΔE 1.22 · LRV 77
DE6302 · #E4EBE7 · ΔE 1.45 · LRV 76
DE6295 · #E5EBE6 · ΔE 2.04 · LRV 76
DEW370 · #E5EAE6 · ΔE 2.2 · LRV 74

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.09
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-115 · #E5E8E4 · ΔE 3.09 · LRV 80

Farrow & Ball

302 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.31
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 269 · #E6EDEB · ΔE 1.31 · LRV 83
NO. 252 · #E0E6DD · ΔE 3.67 · LRV 78
NO. 314 · #DFE6EA · ΔE 3.82 · LRV 78

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.54
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
0656 · #DFEDEC · ΔE 1.54 · LRV 82
0635 · #E3ECED · ΔE 1.69 · LRV 82
0684 · #E2EEE9 · ΔE 1.79 · LRV 83
0670 · #E0EFEC · ΔE 2.12 · LRV 84

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.53
All gray at Hirshfield's →
0635 · #E2ECED · ΔE 1.53 · LRV 81
0656 · #DEEDEB · ΔE 1.94 · LRV 82
0670 · #DFEFEB · ΔE 2.67 · LRV 83
0684 · #E1EFE8 · ΔE 3.04 · LRV 83

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.44
All gray at Rodda →
CA025 · #E8E8E4 · ΔE 4.44 · LRV 80
CA019 · #EBEAE4 · ΔE 4.95 · LRV 82

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.77
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-724 · #E4EDEC · ΔE 0.77 · LRV 83
C2-707 · #E4F0EE · ΔE 1.1 · LRV 85
C2-947 · #E5EAE4 · ΔE 2.63 · LRV 81
C2-740 · #EBECE9 · ΔE 3.98 · LRV 84

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.68
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-06 · #E3E7E4 · ΔE 2.68 · LRV 79
PNT100-LT-72 · #DDE6DF · ΔE 2.72 · LRV 77
PNT100-LT-12 · #EAEAE8 · ΔE 4.54 · LRV 82
PNT100-LT-05 · #E6E6E4 · ΔE 4.62 · LRV 79

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.53
All gray at Kompozit →
0635 · #E2ECED · ΔE 1.53 · LRV 82
0656 · #DEEDEB · ΔE 1.94 · LRV 82
0670 · #DFEFEB · ΔE 2.67 · LRV 83
0684 · #E1EFE8 · ΔE 3.04 · LRV 84

Similar Dutch Boy colors

closest in the Dutch Boy deck

The 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.

138-1DB · LRV 82
135-1DB · LRV 81
139-1DB · LRV 82
237-1DB · LRV 80
128-1DB · LRV 83
430-1DB · LRV 80

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.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E2ECEA + #ECE2E4
TRIADIC
#E2ECEA · #EAE2EC · #ECEAE2
ANALOGOUS
#E2ECE5 · #E2ECEA · #E2E9EC

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.21:1fail
Sample text on black
17.42:1AAA

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.

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Glidden Equivalent of Cooled Breeze

The closest Glidden equivalent of Cooled Breeze is Morning Song (PPG1034-1). At ΔE 0.89 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 82 vs 82). If Glidden is your counter, order Morning Song and you'll get the same color. See the full Morning Song swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Cooled Breeze

At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Cooled Breeze is White Core (HGSW 4051) — very close at ΔE 3.49, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 83 vs 82) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full White Core 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 →

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 →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Cooled Breeze

Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Cabbage White (NO. 269), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.31). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 83 vs 82) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Cooled Breeze without repainting risk. See the full Cabbage White 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 →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Cooled Breeze

Hirshfield's's nearest match is Aquafir (0635), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.53). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 81 vs 82) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Cooled Breeze without repainting risk. See the full Aquafir swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Cooled Breeze

Rodda has no exact twin of Cooled Breeze. The nearest is Standard White (CA025) at ΔE 4.44 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 80 vs 82). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Standard 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 →

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 →

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 →

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