Faintest Iris
242-1DB · #C9D1DC · LRV 63 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Upward57
- 3Faintest Iris63
- 4Wickham Gray68
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Faintest Iris, Really?
Faintest Iris reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 242-1DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Faintest Iris
Faintest Iris 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 Faintest Iris
At LRV 63, Faintest Iris 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 Faintest Iris 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 242-1DB 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 | BreathtakingSW 6814 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | Blue GossamerMQ3-60 · Behr | 1.1 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Violet Mist1437 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tinsel Beam4005-3A · Valspar | 3.0 | 63.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Memory LanePPG1163-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Memory LanePPG1163-2 · Glidden | 1.2 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Faintest Iris 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 #C9D1DC in HSL space. Pair Faintest Iris with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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