Just Breathe
240-1DB · #D6DEE7 · LRV 72 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Just Breathe, Really?
Just Breathe reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 240-1DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Just Breathe
Just Breathe 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Just Breathe
At LRV 72, Just Breathe 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 Just Breathe 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 240-1DB 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 | Wishful BlueSW 6813 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Mirror BallN550-1 · Behr | 2.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lavender Secret1415 · Benjamin Moore | 3.5 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Highland Winds8004-45A · Valspar | 0.9 | 73 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Blustery DayPPG1164-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.4 | 72 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Big Chill90BG 72/063 · Glidden | 0.5 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Just Breathe 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 #D6DEE7 in HSL space. Pair Just Breathe with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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