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DUTCH BOY · 130-1DB

Dutch Boy Lite Retro Green#DAF2EA · LRV 84

Lite Retro Green reads as a blue-green / cool — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Dutch Boy 130-1DB actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

DUTCH BOY LITE RETRO GREEN
RGB 218, 242, 234 LRV 84

Color spec

Brand Dutch Boy
Name Lite Retro Green
SKU 130-1DB
Hex #DAF2EA
RGB 218, 242, 234
HSL 160°, 48%, 90%
LRV 84
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family White

About Dutch Boy Lite Retro Green

Lite Retro Green is very light — LRV 84, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.

Lite Retro Green shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.

Closest matches at every US brand

13 brands · top 5 each

5 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 white from that brand.

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.96
All white at Behr →
N440-1 · #DCF1E9 · ΔE 0.96 · LRV 84
490E-2 · #DAEFE7 · ΔE 1.08 · LRV 82
730E-2 · #DCF0EB · ΔE 1.94 · LRV 84
N430-1 · #DCF3E6 · ΔE 2.05 · LRV 85
S450-1 · #D1F3ED · ΔE 2.92 · LRV 84

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.97
All white at Benjamin Moore →
2047-70 · #D8F3EC · ΔE 0.97 · LRV 85
2043-70 · #D7F4EC · ΔE 1.5 · LRV 83
2042-70 · #D8F5EC · ΔE 1.62 · LRV 83
2046-70 · #D5F4ED · ΔE 2.07 · LRV 82
2050-70 · #DDF0EC · ΔE 2.54 · LRV 84

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.72
All white at Kompozit →
0691 · #DEF1EA · ΔE 1.72 · LRV 84
0712 · #D9F2E3 · ΔE 2.83 · LRV 84
0670 · #DFEFEB · ΔE 3.39 · LRV 83
0684 · #E1EFE8 · ΔE 3.47 · LRV 84
0656 · #DEEDEB · ΔE 4.38 · LRV 82

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.78
All white at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5721 · #D8F2EE · ΔE 1.78 · LRV 78
DE5687 · #D2F2E7 · ΔE 2.73 · LRV 76
DE5666 · #DCF2E3 · ΔE 2.85 · LRV 78
DE5707 · #E3F1EB · ΔE 3.62 · LRV 78
DE5644 · #E4EFE5 · ΔE 4.54 · LRV 78

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.79
All white at Valspar →
5004-9A · #D7F1ED · ΔE 1.79 · LRV 83.2
7005-2 · #D9EDE9 · ΔE 2.43 · LRV 81.2
8007-3G · #DDEDEE · ΔE 5.35 · LRV 82
7004-5 · #E4EDED · ΔE 7.01 · LRV 83.4
V160 · #E7EDEA · ΔE 7.28 · LRV 83.6

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.06
All white at Diamond Vogel →
0691 · #DFF1EA · ΔE 2.06 · LRV 85
0712 · #DAF2E4 · ΔE 2.42 · LRV 84
0670 · #E0EFEC · ΔE 4 · LRV 84
0719 · #E2F0E1 · ΔE 4.27 · LRV 84
0684 · #E2EEE9 · ΔE 4.51 · LRV 83

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.5
All white at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6483 · #D8EBE6 · ΔE 2.5 · LRV 80
SW 6756 · #DCEDE7 · ΔE 2.65 · LRV 81
SW 7130 · #E1F0EA · ΔE 3.24 · LRV 84
SW 7129 · #E5F1EB · ΔE 4.36 · LRV 86
SW 7131 · #E6EFEC · ΔE 6.08 · LRV 85

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.14
All white at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1228-1 · #DDEDE1 · ΔE 3.14 · LRV 81
PPG1232-1 · #E1EDE5 · ΔE 4.19 · LRV 82
PPG1225-1 · #E2EEE1 · ΔE 4.5 · LRV 83
PPG1137-2 · #E5F0EA · ΔE 4.73 · LRV 85
PPG1234-1 · #E4F0ED · ΔE 4.99 · LRV 85

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.29
All white at C2 Paint →
C2-707 · #E4F0EE · ΔE 5.29 · LRV 85
C2-691 · #E9F1E9 · ΔE 5.77 · LRV 86
C2-724 · #E4EDEC · ΔE 6.66 · LRV 83
C2-947 · #E5EAE4 · ΔE 7.24 · LRV 81
BD15 · #E5F2F6 · ΔE 7.51 · LRV 87

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.72
All white at Clare →
PNT100-LT-72 · #DDE6DF · ΔE 5.72 · LRV 77
PNT100-LT-06 · #E3E7E4 · ΔE 8.24 · LRV 79
PNT100-LT-12 · #EAEAE8 · ΔE 10.18 · LRV 82
PNT100-LT-05 · #E6E6E4 · ΔE 10.26 · LRV 79
PNT100-LT-11 · #E8E4DE · ΔE 11.63 · LRV 78

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.07
All white at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 269 · #E8EEEA · ΔE 7.07 · LRV 84
NO. 252 · #E5E7DC · ΔE 8.34 · LRV 79
NO. 314 · #DFE6EA · ΔE 9.49 · LRV 78
NO. 273 · #ECEBE9 · ΔE 10.67 · LRV 83
NO. 2003 · #F3EFE3 · ΔE 10.91 · LRV 86

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.45
All white at Magnolia Home →
JG-115 · #E5E8E4 · ΔE 8.45 · LRV 80
JG-111 · #EDECE5 · ΔE 9.81 · LRV 84
JG-107 · #F1EFE8 · ΔE 10.31 · LRV 86
JG-33 · #EFEBDB · ΔE 10.91 · LRV 83
JG-23 · #EEE8DB · ΔE 11.87 · LRV 81

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.04
All white at Backdrop →
BD-JA · #EFEDE3 · ΔE 10.04 · LRV 86
BD-TR · #F4F2E7 · ΔE 10.05 · LRV 92
BD-DS · #F2EAD2 · ΔE 13 · LRV 84
BD-CC · #E5DCC4 · ΔE 13.91 · LRV 73
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 13.99 · LRV 65

Similar Dutch Boy colors

closest in the Dutch Boy deck

The nearest shades to Lite Retro Green within Dutch Boy's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

133-1DB · LRV 86
134-1DB · LRV 82
136-1DB · LRV 82
233-1DB · LRV 80
127-1DB · LRV 85
135-1DB · LRV 81

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DAF2EA in HSL space. Pair Lite Retro Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DAF2EA + #F2DAE2
TRIADIC
#DAF2EA · #EADAF2 · #F2EADA
ANALOGOUS
#DAF2DE · #DAF2EA · #DAEEF2

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.18:1 fail
Sample text on black
17.87:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Dutch Boy Lite Retro Green Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Lite Retro Green 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 130-1DB directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Behr Equivalent of Lite Retro Green

The closest Behr equivalent of Lite Retro Green is Streetwise (N440-1). At ΔE 0.96 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 84 vs 84). If Behr is your counter, order Streetwise and you'll get the same color. See the full Streetwise swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Lite Retro Green

The closest Benjamin Moore equivalent of Lite Retro Green is Baby Green (2047-70). At ΔE 0.97 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 85 vs 84). If Benjamin Moore is your counter, order Baby Green and you'll get the same color. See the full Baby Green swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Lite Retro Green

Kompozit's nearest match is Paradise (0691), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.72). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 84 vs 84) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Lite Retro Green without repainting risk. See the full Paradise swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Lite Retro Green

Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Air of Mint (DE5721), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.78). It runs noticeably darker (LRV 78 vs 84) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Lite Retro Green without repainting risk. See the full Air of Mint swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Lite Retro Green

Valspar's nearest match is Icy Blue (5004-9A), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.79). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 83.2 vs 84) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Lite Retro Green without repainting risk. See the full Icy Blue swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Lite Retro Green

At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Lite Retro Green is Paradise (0691) — very close at ΔE 2.06, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 85 vs 84) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Paradise swatch →

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Lite Retro Green

At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Lite Retro Green is Aquacade (SW 7130) — very close at ΔE 3.24, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 84 vs 84) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Aquacade swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Lite Retro Green

PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Lite Retro Green. The nearest is Ice Blue (PPG1232-1) at ΔE 4.19 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 82 vs 84). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Ice Blue swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Lite Retro Green

C2 Paint doesn't make a true equivalent of Lite Retro Green — the nearest deck color, Polar Cap (C2-707), is clearly different (ΔE 5.29). For an exact match, any C2 Paint retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 130-1DB instead. See the full Polar Cap swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Lite Retro Green

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Lite Retro Green — the nearest deck color, Cabbage White (NO. 269), is clearly different (ΔE 7.07). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 130-1DB instead. See the full Cabbage White swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Lite Retro Green

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Lite Retro Green — the nearest deck color, Panna Cotta (JG-111), is clearly different (ΔE 9.81). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 130-1DB instead. See the full Panna Cotta swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Lite Retro Green

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Lite Retro Green — the nearest deck color, Jane (BD-JA), is clearly different (ΔE 10.04). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 130-1DB instead. See the full Jane swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Lite Retro Green

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Lite Retro Green — the nearest deck color, Classic (PNT100-LT-12), is clearly different (ΔE 10.18). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 130-1DB instead. See the full Classic swatch →

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