Peaceful Blue
234-2DB · #CAE1E6 · LRV 72 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Peaceful Blue, Really?
Peaceful Blue reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 234-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Peaceful Blue
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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes 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.
Most complaints about Peaceful Blue 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 234-2DB 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 | Aviary BlueSW 6778 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Endless SkyPPL-24 · Behr | 1.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mystical Blue792 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Skywriter4008-9A · Valspar | 1.8 | 72.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | GoddessPPG1238-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Water LilyPPG1150-2 · Glidden | 1.6 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The 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.
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 #CAE1E6 in HSL space. Pair Peaceful Blue with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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