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Flurried Blue

432-2DB · #B4C5CB · LRV 54 · cool blue-green tone

432-2DB · #B4C5CB · LRV 54 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Flurried BlueDutch Boy · 432-2DB
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Flurried Blue
DUTCH BOY · 432-2DB · #B4C5CB
Brand · codeDutch Boy432-2DB · all Dutch Boy grays
LRV54Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool blue-green tone
FamilyGray
Hex · RGB · HSL#B4C5CB · 180, 197, 203 · 196°, 18%, 75%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Stardew43
  2. 2Quietude48
  3. 3Flurried Blue54
  4. 4Sea Salt63
  5. 5Wickham Gray68
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Flurried Blue, Really?

Flurried Blue reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 432-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Flurried Blue

Flurried 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Flurried Blue

At LRV 54, Flurried Blue 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Flurried 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Dutch Boy 432-2DB 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Dutch Boy Colors

The nearest shades to Flurried 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.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Flurried Blue · 11.8 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Flurried Blue · 1.8 : 1 · fails for text

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 #B4C5CB in HSL space. Pair Flurried Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B4C5CB + #CBBAB4
TRIADIC
#B4C5CB · #CBB4C5 · #C5CBB4
ANALOGOUS
#B4CBC6 · #B4C5CB · #B4BACB

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