Color spec
| Brand | Dutch Boy |
| Name | Lavender Water |
| SKU | 142-2DB |
| Hex | #DCDDE6 |
| RGB | 220, 221, 230 |
| HSL | 234°, 17%, 88% |
| LRV | 73 |
| Undertone | blue / cool |
| Family | Purple |
About Dutch Boy Lavender Water
At LRV 73, Lavender Water 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.
Lavender Water 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.
Closest matches at every US brand
13 brands · top 5 each5 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 purple from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
C2 Paint
Behr
Sherwin-Williams
Kompozit
Diamond Vogel
Valspar
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Magnolia Home
Backdrop
Similar Dutch Boy colors
closest in the Dutch Boy deckThe nearest shades to Lavender Water within Dutch Boy's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DCDDE6 in HSL space. Pair Lavender Water with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Dutch Boy Lavender Water Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Lavender Water 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 142-2DB directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Lavender Water
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Pale Lilac (PPG1245-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.4). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 73 vs 73) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Lavender Water without repainting risk. See the full Pale Lilac swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Lavender Water
C2 Paint's nearest match is Hush (C2-803), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.68). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 72 vs 73) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Lavender Water without repainting risk. See the full Hush swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Lavender Water
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Lavender Secret (1415), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.76). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 73 vs 73) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Lavender Water without repainting risk. See the full Lavender Secret swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Lavender Water
Behr's nearest match is Mirror Ball (N550-1), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.87). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 73 vs 73) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Lavender Water without repainting risk. See the full Mirror Ball swatch →
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Lavender Water
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Elation (SW 6827), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.93). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 72 vs 73) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Lavender Water without repainting risk. See the full Elation swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Lavender Water
At Valspar, the closest color to Lavender Water is Highland Winds (8004-45A) — very close at ΔE 2.66, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 73 vs 73) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Highland Winds swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Lavender Water
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Lavender Water is He Loves Me (1279) — very close at ΔE 2.83, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 73 vs 73) and carries a cool violet undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full He Loves Me swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Lavender Water
At Kompozit, the closest color to Lavender Water is He Loves Me (1279) — very close at ΔE 3.24, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 72 vs 73) and carries a cool violet undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full He Loves Me swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Lavender Water
Dunn-Edwards has no exact twin of Lavender Water. The nearest is Waterloo (DE6330) at ΔE 4.01 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 68 vs 73). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Waterloo swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Lavender Water
Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Lavender Water — the nearest deck color, Blackened (NO. 2011), is clearly different (ΔE 5.05). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 142-2DB instead. See the full Blackened swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Lavender Water
Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Lavender Water — the nearest deck color, Chime Gray (JG-119), is clearly different (ΔE 8.26). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 142-2DB instead. See the full Chime Gray swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Lavender Water
Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Lavender Water — the nearest deck color, Frozen (PNT100-LT-56), is clearly different (ΔE 8.45). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 142-2DB instead. See the full Frozen swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Lavender Water
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Lavender Water — the nearest deck color, Cookies & Cream (BD-CC), is clearly different (ΔE 14.97). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 142-2DB instead. See the full Cookies & Cream swatch →