Fly Away
135-3DB · #A9D9E3 · LRV 63 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Peacock Blue35
- 2Wythe Blue48
- 3Fly Away63
- 4Open Air70
- 5Bubble77
What Color Is Fly Away, Really?
Fly Away reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 135-3DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fly Away
Fly Away 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.
How Lighting Changes Fly Away
At LRV 63, Fly Away 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.
Most complaints about Fly Away 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 135-3DB 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 | Blue ClickSW 6952 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | Viking550E-3 · Behr | 2.2 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Old Pickup Blue2054-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Misty5002-9B · Valspar | 2.4 | 64.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ArielPPG1237-3 · PPG / Glidden | 4.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sausalito Sky17BG 65/182 · Glidden | 0.7 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Fly Away 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 #A9D9E3 in HSL space. Pair Fly Away with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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