Fine Blue
237-4DB · #A6CDE4 · LRV 57 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Resolute Blue40
- 2Lost in the 80s51
- 3Fine Blue57
- 4Honolulu Blue62
- 5After Rain68
What Color Is Fine Blue, Really?
Fine Blue reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 237-4DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fine Blue
Fine Blue 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. Blues calm a room, which makes them popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices.
How Lighting Changes Fine Blue
At LRV 57, Fine Blue 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 Fine Blue 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 237-4DB 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 | Vast SkySW 6506 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.3 | 55 | Color page → |
| Behr | French PorcelainP520-2 · Behr | 2.3 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Crisp Morning Air780 · Benjamin Moore | 2.8 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | December SolsticeV070-2 · Valspar | 0.8 | 59.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | SongbirdPPG1240-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Seaglass Blue50BG 57/173 · Glidden | 2.7 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Fine Blue 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 #A6CDE4 in HSL space. Pair Fine Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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