Lavender Dreams
142-3DB · #D3D4E6 · LRV 66 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wisteria48
- 2French Lilac56
- 3Lavender Dreams66
- 4Inspired Lilac71
- 5White Lavender76
What Color Is Lavender Dreams, Really?
Lavender Dreams reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 142-3DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lavender Dreams
Lavender Dreams 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Lavender Dreams
At LRV 66, Lavender Dreams 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 Lavender Dreams 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 142-3DB 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Violet WaterT12-17 · Behr | 1.9 | 68 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lavender Ice2069-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Blushing LilacM233 · Valspar | 1.1 | 68.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Violet ShadowPPG1170-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 65 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Lavender Cloud90BB 67/069 · Glidden | 2.0 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dunn-Edwards | Chill in the AirDE5911 · Dunn-Edwards | 1.4 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Lavender Dreams 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 #D3D4E6 in HSL space. Pair Lavender Dreams with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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