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DUTCH BOY · 432-2DB

Dutch Boy Flurried Blue#B4C5CB · LRV 54

Flurried Blue reads as a blue-green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Dutch Boy 432-2DB actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

DUTCH BOY FLURRIED BLUE
RGB 180, 197, 203 LRV 54

Color spec

Brand Dutch Boy
Name Flurried Blue
SKU 432-2DB
Hex #B4C5CB
RGB 180, 197, 203
HSL 196°, 18%, 75%
LRV 54
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Dutch Boy 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.

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.

Closest matches at every US brand

13 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0
All gray at Valspar →
8004-38B · #B4C5CB · ΔE 0 · LRV 54
4008-3B · #B7C5CC · ΔE 1.44 · LRV 54.6
8004-37C · #B5C4C7 · ΔE 1.45 · LRV 54
V139-2 · #B5C4C7 · ΔE 1.45 · LRV 53.6
T672 · #B6C3CA · ΔE 1.83 · LRV 53.1

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.98
All gray at Kompozit →
0630 · #B3C6CE · ΔE 0.98 · LRV 54
0497 · #B1C7C9 · ΔE 3.1 · LRV 54
0623 · #B5C7D4 · ΔE 3.24 · LRV 55
0489 · #B6C3C1 · ΔE 3.96 · LRV 53
0483 · #AFC2C1 · ΔE 3.97 · LRV 52

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.57
All gray at Behr →
ICC-46 · #B9C6CA · ΔE 1.57 · LRV 55
T15-8 · #B1C7D0 · ΔE 1.81 · LRV 55
MQ5-50 · #AEC4D0 · ΔE 2.69 · LRV 53
PPU12-10 · #BCC6C7 · ΔE 3.13 · LRV 55
HDC-SM14-8 · #AFC9CF · ΔE 3.14 · LRV 55

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.57
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
0630 · #B6C7D0 · ΔE 1.57 · LRV 55
0497 · #B5C8CA · ΔE 2.43 · LRV 55
0623 · #B8C8D4 · ΔE 3.19 · LRV 56
0483 · #B5C5C4 · ΔE 3.47 · LRV 54
0489 · #BBC6C4 · ΔE 4.11 · LRV 55

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.66
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-735 · #B0C6CE · ΔE 1.66 · LRV 54
C2-975 · #B7C5C7 · ΔE 1.96 · LRV 54
C2-976 · #B6C8CA · ΔE 2.26 · LRV 56
C2-977 · #B7C5C4 · ΔE 3.4 · LRV 54
C2-959 · #B6C4C1 · ΔE 4.42 · LRV 53

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.03
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-37 · #B1C6CA · ΔE 2.03 · LRV 54
PNT100-MD-73 · #ADBECB · ΔE 3.76 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-10 · #C1CAC5 · ΔE 5.91 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-35 · #B9CDC8 · ΔE 6.07 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-09 · #C1C3C0 · ΔE 6.84 · LRV 54

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.05
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 27 · #B2BFC5 · ΔE 2.05 · LRV 51
NO. 210 · #A1C5C8 · ΔE 6.66 · LRV 52
NO. 270 · #C9C7CD · ΔE 8.92 · LRV 58
NO. 242 · #C3C1BB · ΔE 9.03 · LRV 53
NO. 266 · #BEC1B3 · ΔE 10.36 · LRV 52

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.17
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6513 · #B3C9D3 · ΔE 2.17 · LRV 56
SW 9055 · #AFC7CD · ΔE 2.46 · LRV 55
SW 9137 · #B6C3C4 · ΔE 2.53 · LRV 53
SW 9633 · #B6C3C4 · ΔE 2.53 · LRV 53
SW 6520 · #B2C7D3 · ΔE 2.64 · LRV 55

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.34
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1641 · #B1C7CB · ΔE 2.34 · LRV 55
1668 · #B0C9D0 · ΔE 2.69 · LRV 56
HC-150 · #B5C8C9 · ΔE 2.9 · LRV 55
2123-40 · #B3C8C8 · ΔE 3.75 · LRV 55
AF-575 · #BAC5D0 · ΔE 4.05 · LRV 55

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.99
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5772 · #ADC5C9 · ΔE 2.99 · LRV 49
DET565 · #B6CACA · ΔE 3.65 · LRV 57
DE6304 · #B6C5C1 · ΔE 4.94 · LRV 50
DE6360 · #C0C3C4 · ΔE 5.66 · LRV 50
DE5744 · #AECAC8 · ΔE 6.12 · LRV 51

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.18
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1154-4 · #ADC5D2 · ΔE 3.18 · LRV 53
PPG1034-4 · #B5C8C8 · ΔE 3.37 · LRV 55
PPG1041-4 · #BCC5CE · ΔE 4.08 · LRV 55
PPG1163-3 · #B6C2D1 · ΔE 5.4 · LRV 53
PPG0993-2 · #BFC2C5 · ΔE 5.64 · LRV 54

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.19
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-76 · #AEC8CA · ΔE 4.19 · LRV 55
JG-88 · #AFCACD · ΔE 4.2 · LRV 56
JG-83 · #C1C5C5 · ΔE 5.38 · LRV 55
JG-93 · #C1C6CE · ΔE 5.58 · LRV 56
JG-123 · #BBBDB9 · ΔE 7.27 · LRV 50

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.25
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD · #A4B5BB · ΔE 4.25 · LRV 41
BD-LO · #A4C2D2 · ΔE 4.9 · LRV 51
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 13.6 · LRV 65
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 19.79 · LRV 60
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 24.55 · LRV 53

Similar Dutch Boy colors

closest in the Dutch Boy deck

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.

338-3DB · LRV 55
433-2DB · LRV 55
428-3DB · LRV 54
336-3DB · LRV 55
337-2DB · LRV 56
342-2DB · LRV 54

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

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.78:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.79:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Dutch Boy Flurried Blue Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Flurried Blue 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 432-2DB directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Valspar Equivalent of Flurried Blue

The closest Valspar equivalent of Flurried Blue is Annabelle (8004-38B). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54). If Valspar is your counter, order Annabelle and you'll get the same color. See the full Annabelle swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Flurried Blue

The closest Kompozit equivalent of Flurried Blue is Star Mist (0630). At ΔE 0.98 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54). If Kompozit is your counter, order Star Mist and you'll get the same color. See the full Star Mist swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Flurried Blue

Behr's nearest match is Soft Denim (ICC-46), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.57). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 54) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Flurried Blue without repainting risk. See the full Soft Denim swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Flurried Blue

Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Star Mist (0630), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.57). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 54) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Flurried Blue without repainting risk. See the full Star Mist swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Flurried Blue

C2 Paint's nearest match is Ersatz (C2-735), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.66). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Flurried Blue without repainting risk. See the full Ersatz swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Flurried Blue

At Clare, the closest color to Flurried Blue is Summer Friday (PNT100-LT-37) — very close at ΔE 2.03, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Summer Friday swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Flurried Blue

At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Flurried Blue is Parma Gray (NO. 27) — very close at ΔE 2.05, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 51 vs 54) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Parma Gray swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Flurried Blue

At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Flurried Blue is Blue Porcelain (1641) — very close at ΔE 2.34, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 54) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Blue Porcelain swatch →

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Flurried Blue

At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Flurried Blue is Billowy Breeze (SW 9055) — very close at ΔE 2.46, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 54) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Billowy Breeze swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Flurried Blue

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Flurried Blue is Blue Spruce (DE5772) — very close at ΔE 2.99, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 49 vs 54) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Blue Spruce swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Flurried Blue

At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Flurried Blue is Misty Surf (PPG1034-4) — very close at ΔE 3.37, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 54) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Misty Surf swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Flurried Blue

Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Flurried Blue. The nearest is It Is Well (JG-76) at ΔE 4.19 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 54). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full It Is Well swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Flurried Blue

Backdrop has no exact twin of Flurried Blue. The nearest is Lost in the 80s (BD-LO) at ΔE 4.9 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 51 vs 54). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Lost in the 80s swatch →

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