Color spec
| Brand | Dutch Boy |
| Name | Peaceful Blue |
| SKU | 234-2DB |
| Hex | #CAE1E6 |
| RGB | 202, 225, 230 |
| HSL | 191°, 36%, 85% |
| LRV | 72 |
| Undertone | blue-green / cool |
| Family | Gray |
About Dutch Boy Peaceful Blue
At LRV 72, Peaceful Blue is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Peaceful Blue 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
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 gray from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
Behr
PPG / Glidden
Diamond Vogel
Valspar
Clare
Sherwin-Williams
Kompozit
Dunn-Edwards
C2 Paint
Farrow & Ball
Magnolia Home
Backdrop
Similar Dutch Boy colors
closest in the Dutch Boy deckThe nearest shades to Peaceful Blue 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 #CAE1E6 in HSL space. Pair Peaceful Blue 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 Peaceful Blue Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Peaceful Blue 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 234-2DB directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Behr Equivalent of Peaceful Blue
Behr's nearest match is Endless Sky (PPL-24), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 73 vs 72) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Peaceful Blue without repainting risk. See the full Endless Sky swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Peaceful Blue
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Mystical Blue (792), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.5). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 73 vs 72) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Peaceful Blue without repainting risk. See the full Mystical Blue swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Peaceful Blue
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Zircon Ice (0664), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.73). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 72) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Peaceful Blue without repainting risk. See the full Zircon Ice swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Peaceful Blue
Valspar's nearest match is Skywriter (4008-9A), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.77). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 72.2 vs 72) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Peaceful Blue without repainting risk. See the full Skywriter swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Peaceful Blue
Clare's nearest match is Frozen (PNT100-LT-56), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.85). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 72) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Peaceful Blue without repainting risk. See the full Frozen swatch →
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Peaceful Blue
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Aviary Blue (SW 6778), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.88). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 73 vs 72) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Peaceful Blue without repainting risk. See the full Aviary Blue swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Peaceful Blue
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Goddess (PPG1238-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.98). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 73 vs 72) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Peaceful Blue without repainting risk. See the full Goddess swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Peaceful Blue
At Kompozit, the closest color to Peaceful Blue is Zircon Ice (0664) — very close at ΔE 2.02, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 72) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Zircon Ice swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Peaceful Blue
At C2 Paint, the closest color to Peaceful Blue is Alpine (C2-722) — very close at ΔE 2.71, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 71 vs 72) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Alpine swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Peaceful Blue
At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Peaceful Blue is Silver Spruce (DE5743) — very close at ΔE 3.29, though not an exact twin. It runs noticeably darker (LRV 65 vs 72) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Silver Spruce swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Peaceful Blue
Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Peaceful Blue — the nearest deck color, Borrowed Light (NO. 235), is clearly different (ΔE 5.03). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 234-2DB instead. See the full Borrowed Light swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Peaceful Blue
Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Peaceful Blue — the nearest deck color, Chime Gray (JG-119), is clearly different (ΔE 9.34). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 234-2DB instead. See the full Chime Gray swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Peaceful Blue
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Peaceful Blue — the nearest deck color, Cookies & Cream (BD-CC), is clearly different (ΔE 15.9). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 234-2DB instead. See the full Cookies & Cream swatch →