Color spec
| Brand | Dutch Boy |
| Name | Delectable Aqua |
| SKU | 233-2DB |
| Hex | #C3DEDD |
| RGB | 195, 222, 221 |
| HSL | 178°, 29%, 82% |
| LRV | 69 |
| Undertone | cool blue-green tone |
| Family | Teal |
About Dutch Boy Delectable Aqua
At LRV 69, Delectable Aqua 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.
Delectable Aqua 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. Teals add character without shouting — good for a vanity, an island or a feature wall.
Closest matches by brand
14 brands within ΔE 5The 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 teal from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
C2 Paint
Clare
Rust-Oleum
Kompozit
Similar Dutch Boy colors
closest in the Dutch Boy deckThe nearest shades to Delectable Aqua 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 #C3DEDD in HSL space. Pair Delectable Aqua 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 Delectable Aqua Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Delectable Aqua 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 233-2DB directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Delectable Aqua
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Open Air (SW 6491), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.53). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 70 vs 69) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Delectable Aqua without repainting risk. See the full Open Air swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Delectable Aqua
Behr's nearest match is Cloudy Day (540E-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.68). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 70 vs 69) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Delectable Aqua without repainting risk. See the full Cloudy Day swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Delectable Aqua
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Iced Green (673), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.51). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 69) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Delectable Aqua without repainting risk. See the full Iced Green swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Delectable Aqua
Valspar's nearest match is Ring Box Blue (V066-1), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.46). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68.4 vs 69) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Delectable Aqua without repainting risk. See the full Ring Box Blue swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Delectable Aqua
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Aqua Whisper (PPG1234-3), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.16). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 69) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Delectable Aqua without repainting risk. See the full Aqua Whisper swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Delectable Aqua
Glidden's nearest match is Aqua Whisper (PPG1234-3), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.4). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 69 vs 69) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Delectable Aqua without repainting risk. See the full Aqua Whisper swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Delectable Aqua
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Pristine Skies (HGSW 2337), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.53). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 70 vs 69) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Delectable Aqua without repainting risk. See the full Pristine Skies swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Delectable Aqua
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Silver Spruce (DE5743), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.92). It runs slightly darker (LRV 65 vs 69) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Delectable Aqua without repainting risk. See the full Silver Spruce swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Delectable Aqua
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Delectable Aqua is Outerspace (0686) — very close at ΔE 2.86, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 69) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Outerspace swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Delectable Aqua
C2 Paint's nearest match is Raindrop (C2-720), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.16). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 68 vs 69) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Delectable Aqua without repainting risk. See the full Raindrop swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Delectable Aqua
At Clare, the closest color to Delectable Aqua is Nairobi Blue (PNT100-LT-36) — very close at ΔE 2.43, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 67 vs 69) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Nairobi Blue swatch →