Pearly Gray
442-1DB · #DFD9D2 · LRV 70 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Heirloom Shade63
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- 4Alabaster82
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What Color Is Pearly Gray, Really?
Pearly Gray reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 442-1DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pearly Gray
Pearly Gray 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 Pearly Gray
At LRV 70, Pearly Gray is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Pearly Gray 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 442-1DB 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 | Simple WhiteSW 7021 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | Taupe MistPPL-78 · Behr | 1.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Featherstone1002 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mink FrostV183 · Valspar | 0.0 | 70.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | SharkPPG1006-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Whitecliff Beige30YY 69/048 · Glidden | 0.6 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Pearly Gray 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 #DFD9D2 in HSL space. Pair Pearly Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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