Lavender Water
142-2DB · #DCDDE6 · LRV 73 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1French Lilac56
- 2Lavender Mist63
- 3Lavender Water73
- 4Misty Lilac79
- 5Barely Pink87
What Color Is Lavender Water, Really?
Lavender Water reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 142-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lavender Water
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.
How Lighting Changes 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.
Most complaints about Lavender Water 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 142-2DB 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 | ElationSW 6827 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Mirror BallN550-1 · Behr | 1.9 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lavender Secret1415 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Highland Winds8004-45A · Valspar | 2.7 | 73 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pale LilacPPG1245-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Light Blue Dusk50BB 72/039 · Glidden | 0.0 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The 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.
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 #DCDDE6 in HSL space. Pair Lavender Water with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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